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Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
Loaded on Nov. 8, 2014
by Christopher Zoukis
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2014, page 30
Filed under:
Attorney Misconduct,
Prosecutors,
Wrongful Conviction,
Death Penalty.
Locations:
Arizona,
Tennessee,
Virginia.
Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct
by Christopher Zoukis
Death sentences imposed on prisoners in Arizona, Virginia and Tennessee have been reversed by federal appellate courts as a result of misconduct by prosecutors – including withholding evidence and making improper closing arguments.
Abuses by Arizona …
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