All Articles tagged prosecutorial misconduct

• Justice Commentaries
  July 17, 2018 EDT
  SNAKE OIL WITH A BITE: THE LETHAL VENEER OF SCIENCE AND TEXAS’S DEATH PENALTY
  James R. Acker

  This article examines the several stages of Texas capital prosecutions in which unreliable expert and scientific opinions have contributed to the prosecution and execution of persons accused of committing murder.

• Justice Commentaries
  October 16, 2014 EDT
  PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT IN THE DIGITAL AGE
  John G. Browning

  As this article demonstrates, prosecutorial misconduct arising out of the use of technology poses a particular concern thanks to the ease of use and inexorable spread of new communication platforms.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  UNEVEN REPARATIONS FOR WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS:EXAMINING THE STATE POLITICS OF STATUTORY COMPENSATION LEGISLATION
  Michael Leo OwensElizabeth Griffiths

  In this article the authors argue that absolute immunity protects both the honest and the dishonest prosecutor.

• Justice Commentaries
  May 05, 2012 EDT
  LEGAL AND SOCIAL EXONERATION: THE CONSEQUENCES OF MICHAEL TONEY‘S WRONGFUL CONVICTION
  Elizabeth S. VartkessianJared P. Tyler

  This article expands on the growing area of research into exonerees as victims of state harm by providing a case study of statements by public officials after exonerations.