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Lorena and Paul: Why the #MeToo Movement Can’t Rely On Prosecutorial Protection

Lorena and Paul: Why the #MeToo Movement Can’t Rely On Prosecutorial Protection

by OpenFile | Mar 8, 2019 | The Open File Blog, Virginia

In the words of Tammy Wynette, “sometimes it’s hard to be a woman.” Just as she sang, being a feminist who supports survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence and also believes in decarceration and criminal justice reform can be difficult, especially when trying...
Update: SCOTUS Orders Consideration of Justin Wolfe’s “Vindictive Prosecution” Claims

Update: SCOTUS Orders Consideration of Justin Wolfe’s “Vindictive Prosecution” Claims

by Julia | Jan 8, 2019 | The Open File Blog, Virginia

Gather round the campfire, children, for one of the scariest prosecutorial misconduct stories in the land. Thanks to a remand from the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, this terrifying tale may yet have a just ending. We hope so. We’ve written several times before about...
VA: And Now for Some Good News: The Fourth Circuit Delivers an Immaculate Opinion on Brady Violations in capital case Juniper v. Zook

VA: And Now for Some Good News: The Fourth Circuit Delivers an Immaculate Opinion on Brady Violations in capital case Juniper v. Zook

by Bert | Dec 7, 2017 | Virginia

A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion sheds light on a seemingly classic tale of prosecutorial misconduct. It involves a scandalously discredited detective, an affidavit from an experienced prosecutor so flawed that it reads like a second-year law student...
VA: Update from Dahlia Lithwick on the Justin Wolfe Case

VA: Update from Dahlia Lithwick on the Justin Wolfe Case

by OpenFile | Nov 15, 2014 | The Open File Blog, Virginia

Dahlia Lithwick’s latest piece on Slate, published earlier this evening, provides a terrific update on the Justin Wolfe case, one we’ve been following for some time here at The Open File. For those who aren’t familiar with the case, Wolfe’s...
Settlements Reached in Two Major Cases of Wrongful Conviction Involving Prosecutorial Misconduct

Settlements Reached in Two Major Cases of Wrongful Conviction Involving Prosecutorial Misconduct

by OpenFile | Jul 16, 2014 | New York, The Open File Blog, Virginia

Two civil cases have been resolved in which wrongdoing was alleged against prosecutors for murder convictions that were later overturned on the back of prosecutorial misconduct. Michael Hash of Virginia reached an agreement with the prosecutor and sheriff he sued in...
VA: 2009 Bar Complaint Against Prosecutor Released, Dismissal Demonstrates Difficulties with State Bar Accountability

VA: 2009 Bar Complaint Against Prosecutor Released, Dismissal Demonstrates Difficulties with State Bar Accountability

by OpenFile | Sep 30, 2013 | The Open File Blog, Virginia

Earl Washington Jr. was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for a 1982 rape and murder for which the real killer was later found and convicted. Washington came within 9 days of execution in 1985, but was later proven innocent by DNA evidence. A bar complaint...
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