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An Investigation Of Prosecutors

By Brian Tannebaum, Esq.

There is a notion deep within the criminal justice system that prosecutors, and those that assist them (police, investigators, witnesses) commit violations of ethical rules, and those violations are protected by judges, and the Bar.We all saw the video of the Arizona cop who took a document out of a defense lawyer's file while a full courtroom looked on. We saw the judge's initial reaction of, "I'm kinda busy here."That prosecutors rarely receive discipline is more than a lament, it's a fact. The public doesn't much pay attention to this, happier to believe that the defendant is "guilty anyway," and these violations are OK, as the greater good is served - the coveted conviction. So yesterday's headline: California Bar Reviewing 130 Prosecutors for Possible Disciplinary Action, was almost embarrassingly responded to by lawyers across the internet...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on October 19, 2010 (boomark / email).