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Article • March 7, 2016
$1.25 Million Malpractice Award Against Immigration Attorney Upheld by Derek Gilna New York immigration attorney Alfred Placeres committed legal malpractice, the New York Court of Appeals, First Department, said in a December 23, 2014 decision, for failure to meet a filing deadline, causing his client Jose Borges to spend additional …
Article • January 12, 2016
Texas State District Judge Sentenced for Corruption by Matthew Clarke On August 21, 2013, Abel Corral Limas, 60, former judge of the 404th Judicial District Court of Cameron County, Texas, was sentenced to 72 months in federal prison on racketeering charges he pleaded guilty to on March 31, 2011. Limas …
Article • January 7, 2016
New Pennsylvania Legislation Sucker Punches Inmate Speech by Linn Washington Jr. Law Shreds Rights by: Linn Washington Jr. The serious injustice endured by Pennsylvania prison inmate Lorenzo ‘Cat’ Johnson, detailed yesterday in Part I of this series [1], is the subject of a website and numerous other postings on the Internet. …
Article • November 17, 2015
New York Prisoner’s Suit Dismissed in Federal Court for Prisoner’s Misconduct by New York Prisoner’s Suit Dismissed in Federal Court for Prisoner’s Misconduct The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a suit filed by Edward Koehl, a New York prisoner, for …
Article • August 31, 2015 • from PLN September, 2015
BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses by Derek Gilna BOP Ordered to Pay Prisoner’s Attorneys $41,703 for Discovery Abuses by Derek Gilna Federal prisoner Randall Todd Royer, also known as Ismail Royer, has engaged in a long legal battle with the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) related …
Brief • July 27, 2015
Bar of the Supreme Court v. Favata, DE, Ruling, disbarment attorney misconduct, 2015 IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE In the Matter of a Member Of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware: § § § § R. DAVID FAVATA, ESQUIRE § Respondent …
Brief • June 11, 2015
Commission for Lawyer Discipline v. Sebesta, TX, State Bar - Judgment of Disbarment, attorney misconduct, 2015 BEFORE THE EVIDENTIARY PANEL FOR STATE BAR DISTRICT NO. 08-2 STATE BAR OF TEXAS * * * COMMISSION FOR LAWYER DISCIPLINE, Petitioner * * * * v. CHARLES J. SEBESTA, JR., Respondent 11 Austin …
Article • June 10, 2015
Supreme Court Grants Habeas for Defense Counsel's Failure to Investigate Mitigating Circumstance in Murder Case by Supreme Court Grants Habeas for Defense Counsel's Failure to Investigate Mitigating Circumstance in Murder Case On November 30, 2009 U.S. Supreme Court reversed the Florida Supreme Court decision that discounted Counsel's failure to conduct …
Silverman v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Summons, Sexual Harassment, 2015 suAoNs SUM-100 FOR COURT USE ONLY (SOLO PARA USO DE LA CORTE) (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, a (AV/SO AL DEMANDADO):municipal corporation, GARY FILED HEARNSBERGER, and DOES 1 through 100, inclusive Superior Court of California …
Silverman v. County of Los Angeles, CA, Complaint, Sexual Harassment, 2015 • • 1 GREGORY W. SMITH (SBN 134385) DIANA WANG WELLS (SBN 284215) LAW OFFICES OF GREGORY W. SMITH 2 9100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 345E 3 Beverly Hills, California 90212 Telephone: (310) 777-7894 (310) 777-7895 4 Telecopier: FILED . …
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 …
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 …
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