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NEWS ABOUT: prosecutorial misconduct

prosecutorial misconduct stories: 7 news summaries

 Your Polanski Case FAQ 

Including the big one—why now?

Sep 29, 09 12:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Scratching your head over this Roman Polanski business? Don’t worry, we’re here to help. Here are some common questions and answers, courtesy of Slate:
  • Why didn’t the French ever arrest the guy? Born in Paris, he's one of their own. France doesn’t have to
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France • prosecutorial misconduct • extradition • Roman Polanski • statute of limitations • statutory rape

Polanski Taunt Brought DA Down on Him

Director's lawyers said prosecutors weren't trying to catch him

Sep 29, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roman Polanski may have his own lawyers to thank for his current predicament. This summer, in an attempt to get the charges against the director dropped, they told an appellate court that prosecutors weren’t actually trying to catch him, because they were afraid to face old misconduct allegations. That... More »

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Switzerland • child molestation • prosecutorial misconduct • court • fugitive • prosecutors • Roman Polanski • appellate court

OPINION

In Stevens Case, Justice Was Served After All

Ruling in court of public opinion trumps court
of law's dismissal

Apr 8, 09 7:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Stevens and his lawyers were awfully indignant yesterday for a crew that had just won. “You’d think there would be jubilation,” said Stevens’ attorney. Instead, “it was revulsion, revulsion turned to anger,” Brendan Sullivan raged. Stevens himself lamented that “consequences…can never be... More »

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Department of Justice • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • justice • Brendan Sullivan • Brenda Morris • Dana Milbank • William Welch

ANALYSIS

 Stevens Not Likely 
 to Recover Legacy  

Senator unlikely to restore reputation

Apr 2, 09 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Legally, Ted Stevens is off the hook. But it's unlikely he'll be able to regain his stature, or the Senate honors he might otherwise have been afforded, Laurie Kellman writes for the AP. His peers were notably restrained in response to yesterday's news that Justice is likely to void the... More »

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Alaska • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • Orrin Hatch • Daniel Inouye • US Senate

 Mom Hatches Sexy Plan 
 to Free Convicted Son 

46-year-old woos juror into confession

Nov 29, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - A Brooklyn mother's bid to have her son's murder conviction overturned reads like a Hollywood script. The married 46-year-old got a makeover, hit the gym, rented an apartment under an alias, then strutted around a juror's neighborhood in six-inch heels and a push-up bra. She taped their flirtatious encounters and... More »

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prosecutorial misconduct • mothers • jury • murder trial • juror • undercover • Doree Giuliano

'I Have Not Been Convicted
of Anything': Stevens

Nonetheless, Alaska senators plans appeal of last week's verdict in DC

Oct 31, 08 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Stevens said he had “not been convicted of anything,” during a debate last night with the Democratic challenger to his Alaska Senate seat, Politico reports—despite being convicted Monday on corruption charges. The 84-year old Republican alleges prosecutorial misconduct and plans an appeal, though top GOP figures—... More »

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Alaska • corruption • prosecutorial misconduct • Ted Stevens • re-election • Mark Begich • Anchorage • US Senate • corruption trial

Duke DA Faces Ethics Charges

Nifong withheld evidence that could have exonerated three lacrosse players

Jun 12, 07 9:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - North Carolina DA Mike Nifong, who spearheaded the rape and kidnapping case against three Duke lacrosse players, now faces his own set of charges for withholding evidence, making inappropriate public comments about the case, and lying to a judge and state bar investigators. His trial in front of a disciplinary... More »

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ethics • Duke University • law • Mike Nifong • kidnapping • DNA • rape • prosecutor • prosecutorial misconduct • Duke rape case • Durham • North Carolina

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