Sentences with phrase «include prosecutorial misconduct»

Not exact matches

Other than the proposed severance, in its 180 - page brief filed late yesterday, the government argues that all of the defendants» other, near - two - dozen motions — which include motions to change venues, suppress evidence, and dismiss charges due to «prosecutorial misconduct» related to ex-U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's public statements — lack merit.

Stevenson alternates chapters on the shocking miscarriage of justice in McMillian's case, including police and prosecutorial misconduct, with other startling cases.

Topics in the 2016 Edition include: Special Considerations in Representing Noncitizen Defendants, Federal Firearms Offenses, International and Foreign Law, Crime in Indian Country, Federal Sex Offenses, Common Constitutional Issues that Arise During Trial, International Border - Crossing Offenses, Mental Health Issues in Federal Criminal Practice, Evidence, Prosecutorial Misconduct, Plea Agreements, the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and more!

Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. moved to dismiss the conviction after evidence of serious prosecutorial misconduct emerged, including the failure of prosecutors to disclose evidence that might have helped the defense.

There was also ineffective lawyering by court - appointed counsel, possible prosecutorial misconduct — including the suppression of police audio of the manhunt for the killer that suggests the bulk of the 40 - minute chase was spent pursuing a man fitting Hernandez's description, and not De Luna's — capped off with «not very thorough» post-conviction appeals.

The seminar component of the Clinic examines the principal problems that lead to the conviction of the innocent and the leading proposals for reform, including mistaken eyewitness identification, false confessions, faulty forensic evidence, the role of forensic DNA testing, post-conviction remedies for innocence claims, the use of «jailhouse snitches» and other cooperating witnesses, incompetent defense counsel, and police and prosecutorial misconduct.