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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 …
Exonerated Chicago Man Settles Lawsuit for $3.6 Million by Matthew Clarke Exonerated Chicago Man Settles Lawsuit for $3.6 Million   By Matthew Clarke   In January 2012, the City of Chicago settled a lawsuit against the city and five Chicago police officers brought by a man who was exonerated after …
Lisker v. Los Angeles, CA, Appeal Brief, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 Case: 13-55374 08/11/2014 ID: 9201014 DktEntry: 23-1 Page: 1 of 72 U.S. COURT OF APPEALS DOCKET 13-55374 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT BRUCE LISKER, Plaintiff and Appellee vs. CITY OF LOS ANGELES, ANDREW MONSUE and HOWARD …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Oregon Victim’s Right to Restitution Survives Prosecutor’s Statutory Violation by Mark Wilson Oregon Victim’s Right to Restitution Survives Prosecutor’s Statutory Violation by Mark Wilson The Oregon Court of Appeals held that a prosecutor’s failure to comply with state restitution laws did not deprive a trial court of authority to impose …
Article • July 9, 2014 • from PLN July, 2014
Brady Violations Result in Habeas Relief for Pennsylvania Death Row Prisoner by David Reutter Brady Violations Result in Habeas Relief for Pennsylvania Death Row Prisoner by David Reutter To correct a “grave miscarriage of justice,” Pennsylvania U.S. District Court Judge Anita Brody granted a writ of habeas corpus to a …
Nebraska County Attorney’s Conviction Reversed for Theft from Pretrial Diversion Program by David Reutter Nebraska County Attorney’s Conviction Reversed for Theft from Pretrial Diversion Program by David M. Reutter The Nebraska Supreme Court has reversed the theft conviction of a county prosecutor who stole funds from a pretrial diversion program …
D.C. Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s FOIA Suit by Derek Gilna D.C. Circuit Reinstates Prisoner’s FOIA Suit by Derek Gilna Carlos Marino, incarcerated for a 1997 drug conspiracy conviction, submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), seeking the agency’s investigative file for a co-conspirator who …
Restivo v. Nassau County, NY, Jury Award, Wrongful Conviction, 2014
Restivo v. Nassau County, NY, Verdict, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 Case 2:06-cv-06720-JS-WDW Document 198 Filed 04/11/14 Page 1 of 20 PageID #: 2546
Tankleff v. New York, NY, Settlement, Wrongful Conviction, 2014 STATE OF NEW YORK - COURT OF CLAIMS .. -- ------------------ --------- ------------------------------ ----X MARTIN TANKLEFF, STIPULATION OF SETTLEMENT AND DISCONTINUANCE Claimant, Claim No. 118655 Lopez-Summa, 1. againstTHE STATE OF NEW YORK, Defendant(s), ..---------------------------------------------------------------X WHEREAS, the parties hereto have agreed to …
Four West Virginia Officials, including Circuit Court Judge, Face Federal Charges by Christopher Zoukis A former West Virginia judge is facing up to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to charges that he conspired to protect a county sheriff from allegations of drug-related activity. Former Mingo County Circuit …
Oregon DOJ Intentionally Destroyed Records; Target of Abusive Criminal Investigation Settles Suit for $1 Million by The Oregon Department of Justice (DOJ) deliberately destroyed emails and withheld records related to a botched high-profile criminal investigation, a state court found. One of the targets of that investigation filed a lawsuit against …
Effective Counsel Required in Kansas Civil Commitment Proceedings by The Kansas Supreme Court has held that prisoners facing civil commitment under the Kansas Sexually Violent Predators Act (KSVPA) have a due process right to effective assistance of counsel. The Court also held that ineffective assistance of counsel claims may be …
Brief • October 10, 2013
Polk v. Nugent, FL, Appellant Brief, Wrongful Conviction for Child Rape, 2013 Docket No. 13-13384 IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS ELEVENTH CIRCUIT DAVID RANDALL POLK, Appellant, v. HON. JOE NUGENT, as Sheriff of Gulf County, FRANK McKEITHEN, RITA PIERCY and TOM GODWIN, individually, Appellees. Civil Appeal Northern District …
Collins v. City of Chicago, IL, Verdict, False Imprisonment and Malicious Prosecution, 2013
An Innocent Man Speaks: PLN Interviews Jeff Deskovic by On April 9, 2013, Prison Legal News editor Paul Wright sat down with Jeffrey Deskovic as part of PLN's ongoing series of interviews concerning our nation's criminal justice system. Previously, PLN interviewed famous actor Danny Trejo [PLN, Aug. 2011, p.1] and …
8th Circuit Allows Reckless Investigation Suit to Proceed After DNA Evidence Leads to Pardons for Four Convicted Murderers by In October 2012, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that four individuals (two men and two women), who had pleaded guilty or no contest to a Gage County, Nebraska rape/murder …
8th Circuit: Qualified Immunity Denied to Nebraska Investigative Team Which Manufactured False Evidence to Secure Murder Conviction of Innocent Party by In October 2012, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the denial of qualified immunity to a team of investigators accused of conspiring to manufacture false evidence and procuring …
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