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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...
PA: Former Prosecutor Disbarred for Multiple Acts of Misconduct

PA: Former Prosecutor Disbarred for Multiple Acts of Misconduct

by Alec | Aug 26, 2015 | Pennsylvania, The Open File Blog

A former Venango County prosecutor has been disbarred by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for misconduct in three separate criminal cases along with his failure to participate in the disciplinary proceedings brought against him. In its extensive findings, the state...
WA: Former Chief Prosecutor Held Accountable for Improper Effort to Remove Judge

WA: Former Chief Prosecutor Held Accountable for Improper Effort to Remove Judge

by Alec | May 31, 2015 | The Open File Blog, Washington

The former Prosecuting Attorney of Yakima County has been formally admonished by the Washington State Bar Association’s Disciplinary Board for his attempt to have a judge he personally objected to removed from a case outside the standard motion practice for...
CA: Former Del Norte DA is Disbarred by California Supreme Court

CA: Former Del Norte DA is Disbarred by California Supreme Court

by OpenFile | Nov 4, 2014 | California, The Open File Blog

Update – November 4, 2014 The California Supreme Court has disbarred Jon Alexander, the former Del Norte District Attorney who was suspended following state bar findings that he had spoken to a defendant about her case without her attorney present. The court...
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Under Investigation by State Bar for Interception of Client Communications with Attorney

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Under Investigation by State Bar for Interception of Client Communications with Attorney

by OpenFile | Aug 18, 2014 | Oregon, The Open File Blog

A serial murderer and his girlfriend who initially faced the death penalty have been allowed to plea their cases out following revelations that the government committed discovery violations and secretly intercepted communications between defendant Joey Pedersen and...
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