New York Becomes First State to Create Prosecutorial Misconduct Committee
Prosecutorial misconduct has been an issue that has prevailed, growing larger and larger as the field itself grows. For many states, there is still no law or regulation in order to discipline prosecutors for this conduct. Mostly, it is still left to state bars to determine whether or not a violation has occurred and whether any type of discipline in necessary. For those prosecuted, this can mean little to no justice for the harms caused by a prosecutor ignoring or breaking th