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Prosecutorial Misconduct Alleged in Kentucky Capital Case

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"Prosecutor resigns after controversial plea deal," is the AP report by Brett Barrouquere, via Kentucky.com.A prosecutor resigned under pressure Thursday after officials say she compromised a capital murder case by defying orders in cutting a deal a witness.Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Ruth Lerner failed to disclose her agreement with the witness before the trial started, resulting in the death penalty case being pleaded down to a sentence of 10 years with immediate parole eligibility for the defendant, said her boss, Jefferson County Commonwealth's Attorney David Stengel.Stengel said that if Lerner hadn't resigned Thursday morning, she would have been fired. "This was a capital murder case," Stengel said at a press conference...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on June 12, 2009 (boomark / email).