by Alec | Mar 18, 2015 | Arizona, The Open File Blog
UPDATE: After a quarter-century, Maricopa County’s notorious prosecution of Debra Milke is finally over. The Arizona Supreme Court has denied review of the Appellate Court decision barring Milke’s retrial for murder on the grounds that it would expose her...
by OpenFile | Nov 18, 2013 | Arizona, The Open File Blog
Michael Kiefer at the Arizona Republic reports that the Arizona Supreme Court has adopted an amendment dealing with Rule 3.8 of the American Bar Association’s model rules on the Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor. The Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct...
by OpenFile | Nov 12, 2013 | Arizona, The Open File Blog
Michael Kiefer’s series highlighting prosecutorial misconduct in Arizona (“The gray area of courtroom conduct,” Oct. 27-30) has caused a stir in the Arizona legal community. Prosecutors hit back at Kiefer’s report in an opinion editorial (“Hard-working...
by OpenFile | Sep 9, 2013 | Arizona, The Open File Blog
Debra Milke, whose case we have been following since a federal court vacated her capital murder conviction on account of prosecutorial misconduct, has been freed from prison. Milke is awaiting retrial after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals vacated her conviction...
by OpenFile | Sep 3, 2013 | California, The Open File Blog
A recent article titled “When Cops Lie” by Joaquin Palomino in the East Bay Express explores the problems that prevent impeachment evidence about police officers from being disclosed to defense counsel. When a police officer is found to have falsified...
