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NV: Prosecutors Should Not Induce Defense Attorneys to Break Ethical Rules

NV: Prosecutors Should Not Induce Defense Attorneys to Break Ethical Rules

by Bert | Jul 25, 2018 | Nevada

Imagine this scene: a defense lawyer drives over to the prosecutor’s office and hops out of the car with a couple of boxes in tow. He enters a conference room, sits down across from a prosecutor—with nobody else around—hands over all of the case files, and divulges to...

The Sleeping Giant of Prosecutorial Ethics Violations

by Alec | Oct 4, 2015 | The Open File Blog

In covering the issue of prosecutorial accountability no issue arises more frequently than the failure by the state to properly disclose exculpatory evidence. These failures, whether proven or merely alleged, are analyzed by courts and discussed by journalists via...

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