by OpenFile | Mar 8, 2019 | The Open File Blog, Virginia
In the words of Tammy Wynette, “sometimes it’s hard to be a woman.” Just as she sang, being a feminist who supports survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence and also believes in decarceration and criminal justice reform can be difficult, especially when trying...
by Julia | Jan 8, 2019 | The Open File Blog, Virginia
Gather round the campfire, children, for one of the scariest prosecutorial misconduct stories in the land. Thanks to a remand from the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday, this terrifying tale may yet have a just ending. We hope so. We’ve written several times before about...
by Bert | Dec 7, 2017 | Virginia
A recent Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals opinion sheds light on a seemingly classic tale of prosecutorial misconduct. It involves a scandalously discredited detective, an affidavit from an experienced prosecutor so flawed that it reads like a second-year law student...
by Alec | Oct 8, 2015 | The Open File Blog
In a case involving an investigator who masturbated in front of a grand jury witness in her car, and later threatened her with arrest and a strip search, federal prosecutors in Lynchburg apparently failed to disclose an FBI report detailing the man’s behavior to...
by OpenFile | Nov 15, 2014 | The Open File Blog, Virginia
Dahlia Lithwick’s latest piece on Slate, published earlier this evening, provides a terrific update on the Justin Wolfe case, one we’ve been following for some time here at The Open File. For those who aren’t familiar with the case, Wolfe’s...
