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Article • January 13, 2015
D.C. Area Federal Courts Reduce Staff because of Sequester Cuts by Derek Gilna D.C. Area Federal Courts Reduce Staff because of Sequester Cuts by Derek Gilna The sequester represents only a 3% across the board cut of federal spending, but it will have a noticeable impact on the operation of …
Article • January 12, 2015
Filed under: Public Defenders
Federal Budget Cuts Diminish Public Defender Services by Federal Budget Cuts Diminish Public Defender Services Federal budget cuts in 2013, known as sequestration, caused a “very, very serious problem” for federal public defenders in providing constitutionally mandated representation of indigent defendants. When Steve Nolder, the director of the public defender’s …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case by David Reutter Malpractice Suit Proceeds against Michigan Defense Attorney in Wrongful Conviction Case by David Reutter A former prisoner whose sexual assault conviction was reversed after he served seven years in prison can sue his attorney for malpractice …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
West Virginia Public Defender Disbarred for Child Prostitution “Hoax” by West Virginia Public Defender Disbarred for Child Prostitution “Hoax” A former West Virginia public defender has agreed to give up his license to practice law in the wake of a scandal involving allegations that he offered to sell children for …
Article • January 10, 2015 • from PLN January, 2015
Filed under: Attorney Fee Awards
State Appellate Costs Improper on Washington PRP Dismissal by Mark Wilson State Appellate Costs Improper on Washington PRP Dismissal by Mark Wilson On November 14, 2013, the en banc Washington Supreme Court held that the court’s clerk had erred in awarding the state a $200 statutory attorney fee against a …
When Attorneys Fumble, Defendants Face Consequences by David Reutter When Attorneys Fumble, Defendants Face Consequences by David M. Reutter The right of defendants facing criminal charges to be represented by counsel is the bedrock of our criminal justice system, expressly enshrined in the Sixth Amendment. An underlying doctrine to that …
Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis Florida Prosecutor Suspended for Ex Parte Contact with Judge During Murder Trial by Christopher Zoukis A Florida prosecutor who engaged in text messages, cell phone calls and dinner dates with the judge presiding over a …
Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Missouri Prisoner Exonerated in 1983 Prison Murder; Brady Violations Cited by Christopher Zoukis Reginald “Reggie” Griffin, 53, was sentenced to death for the July 12, 1983 stabbing of James Bausley in a yard at the Moberly Correctional …
Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in New Trial in Connecticut Murder Case by Christopher Zoukis In a rare public rebuke of a prosecutor found to have engaged in a “deliberate pattern of misconduct,” the Connecticut Appellate Court vacated a …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Philadelphia Prosecutor Busted for Filing False Police Report Against Ex-Boyfriend by Christopher Zoukis Philadelphia Prosecutor Busted for Filing False Police Report Against Ex-Boyfriend by Christopher Zoukis Assistant District Attorney Lynn M. Nichols, 47, assigned to the homicide unit in Philadelphia, was arrested on October 4, 2013 for filing a false …
Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Alaska Supreme Court Suspends Former Deputy Attorney General by Christopher Zoukis Former Alaska Deputy Attorney General and prosecutor Patrick Gullufsen, 66, was suspended from the practice of law for 18 months in July 2013 after a Superior Court found …
Former Kansas Attorney General has Law License Suspended Indefinitely by Christopher Zoukis Former Kansas Attorney General has Law License Suspended Indefinitely by Christopher Zoukis On October 18, 2013, the Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of former State Attorney General Phillip D. “Phill” Kline, who became nationally known …
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis Prosecutorial Misconduct: Taking the Justice Out of Criminal Justice by Christopher Zoukis The prosecutor has more control over life, liberty, and reputation than any other person in America. His discretion is tremendous.... While the prosecutor at his best …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Death Sentences Reversed Due to Prosecutorial Misconduct by Christopher Zoukis 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 …
Article • November 8, 2014 • from PLN November, 2014
Prosecutors Breaking Bad by Prosecutors Breaking Bad The following are various cases in which prosecutors have reportedly engaged in misconduct, ethical violations or criminal behavior, which evidence the need for effective solutions to the persistent problem of prosecutorial abuses. California In 2012, the California Supreme Court overturned the death sentence …
Brief • October 21, 2014
Hurrell-Harring v. New York, NY, Settlement, Systemic Inadrquacies in NY Public Defender System, 2014 EXECUTION COpy SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK COUNTY OF ALBANY -------------------------------------------------------------------- x KIMBERLY HURRELL-HARRING, et al., on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Index No. 8866-07 (Connolly, l) Plaintiffs, -againstTHE STATE …
Article • October 10, 2014 • from PLN October, 2014
New York District Attorney Admits Lying About Acting in Porn Movies by New York District Attorney Admits Lying About Acting in Porn Movies An upstate New York district attorney who lied when questioned during his re-election campaign about being an actor in pornographic movies during the 1970s will not quit, …
Article • October 5, 2014
Florida Public Defender May File Systematic Motions to Withdraw Due to Case Overload by David Reutter Florida Public Defender May File Systematic Motions to Withdraw Due to Case Overload   by David Reutter   The Florida Supreme Court has held that aggregate/systematic motions to withdraw by the Public Defender’s office …
Article • October 4, 2014
Fifth Circuit Holds Younger Doctrine Precludes Challenge to Louisiana Public Defender Fees by Fifth Circuit Holds Younger Doctrine Precludes Challenge to Louisiana Public Defender Fees   On April 16, 2012, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held that the Younger abstention doctrine prohibits federal court challenges to Louisiana's public defender …
Brief • September 22, 2014
Filed under: Prosecutors, False Arrest
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