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CT: Prosecutor Hid Deal with Witness, Kidnapping Conviction Overturned

CT: Prosecutor Hid Deal with Witness, Kidnapping Conviction Overturned

by Alec | Feb 10, 2016 | Connecticut

In a decision that has gone unnoticed in the press, a Connecticut court last month reversed a kidnapping conviction finding that the prosecutor in the case, who is now the State’s Attorney for the Hartford Judicial District, hid the existence of a sentencing...
IL: DA’s Office With History of Misconduct has Rape Conviction Overturned

IL: DA’s Office With History of Misconduct has Rape Conviction Overturned

by Alec | Jan 14, 2016 | Illinois

The rape conviction of a Zambian immigrant in Lake County, outside Chicago, has been overturned by an Illinois appellate court that found prosecutors had failed to prove their case, and committed several acts of misconduct, among them calling the defendant (a black...
IL State’s Attorney Added to List of Problem Prosecutors Who Have Won Accolades for Their Work

IL State’s Attorney Added to List of Problem Prosecutors Who Have Won Accolades for Their Work

by Jane | Mar 12, 2014 | Illinois, The Open File Blog

We have noticed a trend that prosecutors with records of unethical behavior are also the ones getting awards bestowed on them for their good conduct. First, there was the New Orleans prosecutor who has been named in an ethics complaint for suppressing exculpatory and...

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