by Alec | Jun 14, 2015 | Texas, The Open File Blog
In a rare but highly commendable action by the Texas State Bar, the prosecutor in the Anthony Graves case, who knowingly presented false testimony from two key witnesses in Graves’ 1994 capital murder case has been disbarred. You can read the full judgment of...
by OpenFile | Mar 20, 2014 | North Carolina, The Open File Blog
Radley Balko’s latest post for The Washington Post features an in-depth look at the case of Darryl Howard, a Durham man who was convicted of murder in North Carolina in 1995. There are lingering questions about Howard’s guilt, in part because key evidence...
by OpenFile | Oct 22, 2013 | Kansas, The Open File Blog
Reuters reports that last Friday, October 18, the state Supreme Court of Kansas unanimously found that former state Attorney General Phill Kline violated the state bar’s Rules of Professional Conduct in his prosecution of abortion providers. It took two years...
by OpenFile | Aug 29, 2013 | National, The Open File Blog
A compelling reflection on prosecutorial misconduct by former Assistant District Attorney Robin L. Barton is a must-read. Titled “The ‘Pinstriped Wall of Silence’”, Barton’s article discusses the lack of outrage among prosecutors and their profession...
by Jane | Aug 2, 2013 | Louisiana, The Open File Blog
“In asking Eric Holder to investigate Eric Holder, Obama illustrated the difficulty of adequately addressing prosecutorial misconduct as well as anyone possibly could: Prosecutors are relied upon to police themselves, and it isn’t working. ” ...
