The Open File
  • Home
  • Misconduct
    • Overview
    • Failure to Disclose
  • Accountability
    • Overview
    • How to File A Bar Complaint
    • Sample Complaints
  • Research
  • About Us
Select Page
MI: Court to Prosecutors: Crooked Cops are Your Problem, Too

MI: Court to Prosecutors: Crooked Cops are Your Problem, Too

by Bert | Jan 9, 2019 | Michigan

A federal district court in Michigan recently made clear that when it comes to the credibility of testifying police officers, prosecutors have a constitutional responsibility to locate and disclose information that may assist the defense in impeaching them. This, of...
AZ: 41 Cats & The Brady Rule: Arizona Court Finds Due Process Disclosure Requirements Apply to Some Civil Forfeiture Proceedings

AZ: 41 Cats & The Brady Rule: Arizona Court Finds Due Process Disclosure Requirements Apply to Some Civil Forfeiture Proceedings

by Bert | Mar 20, 2018 | Arizona

An Arizona appellate court issued a fascinating decision earlier this month that helps break down the often-thin distinction between criminal penalties and civil sanctions. In Foor v. Smith, the court dealt with Jennifer Foor’s appeal of a superior court’s order...
TX: CCA Agrees Avalanche of Brady-Giglio Violations Overwhelmed Two Convictions

TX: CCA Agrees Avalanche of Brady-Giglio Violations Overwhelmed Two Convictions

by Bert | Jan 16, 2018 | Texas

After years of fighting for a new trial, Dennis Lee Allen and Stanley Mozee were finally vindicated by Texas’s highest criminal court last week. For the final years of that journey, they had an unlikely companion helping them seek relief: the Dallas County District...
FL: Shaky Capital Conviction Built on Multiple Brady Violations and Junk Science

FL: Shaky Capital Conviction Built on Multiple Brady Violations and Junk Science

by Bert | Oct 26, 2017 | Florida

Today, we take a brief look at a capital conviction in Florida that raises eyebrows. It is no secret to regular readers that death sentences often represent the prized result of prosecutions infected by State misconduct. In case after case after case after case from...

Prosecutorial Accountability Issues in Pending U.S. Supreme Court Petitions

by Bert | Sep 20, 2017 | The Open File Blog

Last term, the Supreme Court addressed the prosecutorial duty to disclose exculpatory evidence, also known as the Brady rule, in just one case, Turner v. U.S. As we explained here, “the Court took a fact-specific, narrow approach” and did not address any broader legal...
« Older Entries

Search the Open File

Archives

Search articles by state

Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress

The Open File © 2021 All rights reserved.   Website design by geekgirls.com.