by Bert | Jun 12, 2018 | Research
In 2019, the Vanderbilt Law Review will publish an article by Professor Jason Kreag currently titled “Disclosing Prosecutorial Misconduct.” The article’s core idea picks up on the value of something we have tried to live out here at The Open File: putting judicial...
by Bert | Jul 25, 2016 | New York
If the title of this post looks familiar, it may remind you of the previous one: “RI: Prosecutor’s Deliberate Hiding of Impeachment Evidence Requires New Trial in High-Profile Murder Case.” Again, prosecutorial misconduct is in the headlines, prompting reasonable...
by Bert | Jul 18, 2016 | Rhode Island
The Rhode Island Supreme Court has affirmed a post-conviction court’s decision to grant Raymond Tempest a new trial due to the illegal suppression of favorable evidence in his case. Mr. Tempest had been found guilty back in 1992 for the 1982 murder of Doreen Picard....
by Bert | Jul 5, 2016 | North Carolina
A recent Court of Appeals decision out of North Carolina reveals a stunning tale of prosecutorial manipulation and misconduct in Wake County. While pursuing robbery charges against two defendants for holding up a club promoter, the lead prosecutor in the case,...
by Bert | Mar 23, 2016 | Washington
Judge Alex Kozinski, who has made headlines over the past few years for raising concerns about our nation’s epidemic of prosecutorial misconduct, is making good on his promise to “name names” when prosecutors engage in chicanery. On Monday, Kozinski authored the Ninth...
