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Guest Commentary: Coerced Out of Justice – How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas

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|Date: July 11, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Coerced Out of Justice – How Prosecutors Abuse Their Power to Secure Guilty Pleas

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating aga ...

In a first-of-its-kind lawsuit, we’re suing Maricopa County prosecutors to stop them from retaliating against people who assert their rights during plea bargaining. By Somil Trivedi and Jared Keenan A ...

July 11, 2021
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EXPERTS: Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Conviction Overturned Due to DA’s Lack of Transparency

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|Date: July 06, 2021
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EXPERTS: Bill Cosby Sexual Assault Conviction Overturned Due to DA’s Lack of Transparency

By Serene Chang and Sydney Kaplan NORRISTOWN, PA - Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was overturned ...

By Serene Chang and Sydney Kaplan NORRISTOWN, PA - Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction was overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court largely due to former Montgomery County district attorney Bru ...

July 06, 2021
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Looking Back: When the U.S. Supreme Court Stripped Nearly Executed Exoneree of Compensation

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|Date: July 04, 2021
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Looking Back: When the U.S. Supreme Court Stripped Nearly Executed Exoneree of Compensation

Court in Thompson Case Condoned Prosecutorial Misconduct By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature ...

Court in Thompson Case Condoned Prosecutorial Misconduct By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, ...

July 04, 2021
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Cosby Conviction over ‘Non-Prosecution Agreement’

Posted by Ankita Joshi
|Date: July 01, 2021
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Overturns Cosby Conviction over ‘Non-Prosecution Agreement’

By Ankita Joshi PENNSYLVANIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Wednesday overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual as ...

By Ankita Joshi PENNSYLVANIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Wednesday overturned Bill Cosby’s sexual assault convictions on the grounds of “prosecutorial misconduct” in a 6-1 vote and have barred a ...

July 01, 2021
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Defense Attorney Accuses DA of ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’ After Prosecution of ‘Hero’ Who Stopped Domestic Violence ‘Victim’

Posted by Cres Vellucci
|Date: June 30, 2021
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Defense Attorney Accuses DA of ‘Prosecutorial Misconduct’ After Prosecution of ‘Hero’ Who Stopped Domestic Violence ‘Victim’

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A former prosecutor, and now defe ...

By Crescenzo Vellucci Vanguard Sacramento Bureau Chief SACRAMENTO, CA – A former prosecutor, and now defense attorney, has a bone to pick with the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office on behalf of a ...

June 30, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 112: Prosecutor Accountability in New York

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|Date: June 21, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 112: Prosecutor Accountability in New York

Prosecutorial misconduct continues to be widespread in the courts across the country. As a report from a ...

Prosecutorial misconduct continues to be widespread in the courts across the country. As a report from a decade ago discovered, with over 800 instances of documented prosecutorial misconduct—much of ...

June 21, 2021
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Jeffrey Deskovic on Gov Cuomo Signing Legislature Establishing Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct

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|Date: June 19, 2021
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Jeffrey Deskovic on Gov Cuomo Signing Legislature Establishing Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct

On Thursday, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislature overwhelmingly passed by the NY State Assembly a ...

On Thursday, NY Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislature overwhelmingly passed by the NY State Assembly and Senate establishing the New York State Commission on Prosecutorial Conduct. Bill Bastuk, fou ...

June 19, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Lawsuit Filed in Ronnie Long Case Reveals SBI Investigative Records Were Concealed

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|Date: June 12, 2021
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Guest Commentary: Lawsuit Filed in Ronnie Long Case Reveals SBI Investigative Records Were Concealed

(Editor’s note: On October 1, 1976, Ronnie Long was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment ...

(Editor’s note: On October 1, 1976, Ronnie Long was wrongly convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for burglary and rape. Long was granted a new trial by the Fourth Circuit Court in September 2 ...

June 12, 2021
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Looking Back: Recent Rash of Exonerations Only the Surface – Many More Remain Wrongfully Imprisoned

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|Date: May 23, 2021
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Looking Back: Recent Rash of Exonerations Only the Surface – Many More Remain Wrongfully Imprisoned

By Jeffrey Deskovic Editor’s note: (This column was originally published in 2014). "Looking back" will fe ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic Editor’s note: (This column was originally published in 2014). "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guar ...

May 23, 2021
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21 Newly-Filed Grievances Shed Light on Prosecutorial Misconduct in Queens, NY

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|Date: May 11, 2021
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21 Newly-Filed Grievances Shed Light on Prosecutorial Misconduct in Queens, NY

By Christopher Datu NEW YORK, NY – The Queens District Attorney’s Office is under fire after Accountabili ...

By Christopher Datu NEW YORK, NY – The Queens District Attorney’s Office is under fire after Accountability NY launched its website AccoutnabiltyNY.org Monday, publicizing 21 newly-filed grievances th ...

May 11, 2021
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A Judge Failed to Recuse the Alameda DA’s Office, the DA Failed to Make a Reasonable Offer, So the Jury Acquitted a Man of Murder

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: May 04, 2021
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A Judge Failed to Recuse the Alameda DA’s Office, the DA Failed to Make a Reasonable Offer, So the Jury Acquitted a Man of Murder

By David M. Greenwald Oakland, CA - In March, an Alameda County judge refused to grant a defense motion t ...

By David M. Greenwald Oakland, CA - In March, an Alameda County judge refused to grant a defense motion to recuse the DA’s office from prosecuting Shawn Martin, whose conviction had been overturned wh ...

May 04, 2021
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Former County Attorney Indicted Again for Deleting Evidence in Police Killing of Javier Ambler

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|Date: April 06, 2021
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Former County Attorney Indicted Again for Deleting Evidence in Police Killing of Javier Ambler

By Michael Wheeler and Stephanie Boulos TRAVIS COUNTY, TX – Accused of deleting key body camera footage s ...

By Michael Wheeler and Stephanie Boulos TRAVIS COUNTY, TX – Accused of deleting key body camera footage showing the killing of Javier Ambler by police while the crew from TV show “Live PD” was filming ...

April 06, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

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|Date: April 04, 2021
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Looking Back: Exposing the Death Penalty, Part 3

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a c ...

By Jeffrey Deskovic "Looking back" will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The Westchester Guardian, which encompass topics that are applicable here in CA as ...

April 04, 2021
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Judge Rejects Public Defender Motion to Recuse DA’s Office

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 26, 2021
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Judge Rejects Public Defender Motion to Recuse DA’s Office

by David M. Greenwald Oakland, CA - Superior Court Judge Allan Hymer rejected a motion by Richard Foxall ...

by David M. Greenwald Oakland, CA - Superior Court Judge Allan Hymer rejected a motion by Richard Foxall of the Alameda Public Defender’s Office to recuse the DA’s office from prosecuting the murder c ...

March 26, 2021
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Alameda Public Defender Files Motion to Recuse Entire DA’s Office for Misconduct; Of Course DA Responds by Cutting Off Informal Talks with Public Defenders

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 20, 2021
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Alameda Public Defender Files Motion to Recuse Entire DA’s Office for Misconduct; Of Course DA Responds by Cutting Off Informal Talks with Public Defenders

By David M. Greenwald Citing a “troubling and extensive pattern of misconduct” by “some prosecutors which ...

By David M. Greenwald Citing a “troubling and extensive pattern of misconduct” by “some prosecutors which the District Attorney of Alameda County has failed to seriously address,” Alameda County Assis ...

March 20, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 92: Diana Becton Looks for California AG Appointment

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|Date: February 18, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 92: Diana Becton Looks for California AG Appointment

Diana Becton is a former judge, appointed as DA in Contra Costa County, and then she won in her own right ...

Diana Becton is a former judge, appointed as DA in Contra Costa County, and then she won in her own right. With the appointment of AG Xavier Becerra by Biden to a federal post, the AG has become one o ...

February 18, 2021
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Tearful Prosecutor Admits Failures in Day 4 of Kansas Misconduct Hearing

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|Date: December 11, 2020
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Tearful Prosecutor Admits Failures in Day 4 of Kansas Misconduct Hearing

By Layla Mustafa TOPEKA, KA – In Thursday’s portion of weeklong proceedings here by the Kansas Board for ...

By Layla Mustafa TOPEKA, KA – In Thursday’s portion of weeklong proceedings here by the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys involving former Shawnee County Deputy DA Jacqie Spradling, the now-Bou ...

December 11, 2020
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Alleged Prosecution Misconduct Hearing in Kansas Resumes for Third Day

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|Date: December 10, 2020
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Alleged Prosecution Misconduct Hearing in Kansas Resumes for Third Day

By Alana Bleimann and Koda Slingluff KANSAS – Prosecutorial misconduct proceedings for ex-Shawnee County ...

By Alana Bleimann and Koda Slingluff KANSAS – Prosecutorial misconduct proceedings for ex-Shawnee County Deputy DA Jacqie Spradling opened for a third day Wednesday as two key witnesses were presented ...

December 10, 2020
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Alleged Prosecutorial Misconduct Hearing in Kansas Reconvenes for Second Day

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|Date: December 09, 2020
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Alleged Prosecutorial Misconduct Hearing in Kansas Reconvenes for Second Day

By Nickolas Kwok and Julian Verdon KANSAS – A law enforcement officer attempted to shed some light here T ...

By Nickolas Kwok and Julian Verdon KANSAS – A law enforcement officer attempted to shed some light here Tuesday by recounting his investigation of Dana Chandler during day two of the hearing for prose ...

December 09, 2020
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Misconduct Hearing Against Kansas Prosecutor Opens – 2 Cases of Misconduct Alleged

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 08, 2020
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Misconduct Hearing Against Kansas Prosecutor Opens – 2 Cases of Misconduct Alleged

By Alana Bleimann and Dalia Bautista Rodriguez KANSAS - Day one of a virtual hearing began Monday in whic ...

By Alana Bleimann and Dalia Bautista Rodriguez KANSAS - Day one of a virtual hearing began Monday in which attorneys made their opening statements in the case of prosecutorial misconduct and prosecuto ...

December 08, 2020
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