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Guest Commentary: Will California’s District Attorneys and Courts Be Held Accountable for Brady Violations?

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|Date: January 21, 2022
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Guest Commentary: Will California’s District Attorneys and Courts Be Held Accountable for Brady Violations?

by Robert J Hansen California prosecutors for years have regularly withheld evidence from defense attorne ...

by Robert J Hansen California prosecutors for years have regularly withheld evidence from defense attorneys that, had it been disclosed, would have ruined their cases. This withholding of exculpatory ...

January 21, 2022
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Looking Back: The Role of Prosecutors and Judges in Perpetuating Wrongful Convictions

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|Date: January 02, 2022
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Looking Back: The Role of Prosecutors and Judges in Perpetuating Wrongful Convictions

“Looking back” will feature reprints of articles that Jeff previously wrote while a columnist at The West ...

“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 well as across the c ...

January 02, 2022
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Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct

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|Date: October 25, 2021
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Commentary: Chronicle Calls Her a ‘Progressive Prosecutor’ but in 2019 the Vanguard Covered Brooke Jenkins Committing Egregious Prosecutorial Misconduct

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - It was a bombshell story, Heather Knight, one ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor San Francisco, CA - It was a bombshell story, Heather Knight, one of the most recognized reporters in San Francisco today ran the story for Sunday Morning’s Chro ...

October 25, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 125: Doctor Facing Nearly Five Years after Fraudulent Prosecution

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|Date: October 11, 2021
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Everyday Injustice Podcast Episode 125: Doctor Facing Nearly Five Years after Fraudulent Prosecution

Dr. Vilasni Ganesh in November will be heading off to prison for 63 months away from her husband and chil ...

Dr. Vilasni Ganesh in November will be heading off to prison for 63 months away from her husband and children. Her husband, also a doctor, is facing a one-year sentence himself. In a mixed verdict, ...

October 11, 2021
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Berkeley Law Students Highlight Racial Disparities in San Francisco Policing

Posted by Sophia Barberini
|Date: October 06, 2021
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Berkeley Law Students Highlight Racial Disparities in San Francisco Policing

By Sophia Barberini SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a working paper, University of California, Berkeley law studen ...

By Sophia Barberini SAN FRANCISCO, CA – In a working paper, University of California, Berkeley law students are evaluating how biased policing, ineffective legal standards, and unjust institutions hav ...

October 06, 2021
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Looking Back: Increasing Awareness of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Discipline and Accountability Hampered by Prosecutorial Immunity

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|Date: September 26, 2021
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Looking Back: Increasing Awareness of Prosecutorial Misconduct, Discipline and Accountability Hampered by Prosecutorial Immunity

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 ...

September 26, 2021
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Jury Finds Unhoused Man Not Guilty in Arson Case Where Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct

Posted by Alana Bleimann
|Date: September 13, 2021
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Jury Finds Unhoused Man Not Guilty in Arson Case Where Prosecutor Accused of Misconduct

By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Defendant Erbert Mayek late last week here in San Francisco Superio ...

By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA - Defendant Erbert Mayek late last week here in San Francisco Superior Court was found not guilty by a jury of all charges from a 2019 arson case, where Deputy Publ ...

September 13, 2021
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Public Defender Accuses Prosecutor of Misconduct in Trial – Judge Moves On

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|Date: September 08, 2021
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Public Defender Accuses Prosecutor of Misconduct in Trial – Judge Moves On

By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA - As the last day of Erbert Mayek’s three-month-long trial came to a ...

By Alana Bleimann SAN FRANCISCO, CA - As the last day of Erbert Mayek’s three-month-long trial came to a close Tuesday, Assistant Public Defender Martina Avalos accused Assistant District Attorney And ...

September 08, 2021
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Advocates, Law Enforcement Panel Discusses Action Guide for Tracking Police Misconduct

Posted by Jacqueline Rodriguez
|Date: August 07, 2021
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Advocates, Law Enforcement Panel Discusses Action Guide for Tracking Police Misconduct

By Jacqueline Rodriguez NEW YORK, NY – A panel met here this week to discuss a new action guide for t ...

By Jacqueline Rodriguez NEW YORK, NY – A panel met here this week to discuss a new action guide for tracking police misconduct produced in July by Institute for Innovation in Prosecution (IIP). ...

August 07, 2021
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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

Posted by David Greenwald
|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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