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Prosecutors broke rules in thousands of criminal cases
The nationwide study Harmful Error finds prosecutors bent or broke rules in about 2,000 cases since 1970, contributing to wrongful convictions in 28 cases involving 32 defendants, 12 of whom were exonerated by DNA. It cites 223 prosecutors cited for misconduct, with only two disbarred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Center For Public Integrity
Charles Lewis
Center
Astoria, Ore
Joshua Marquis
National District Attorneys Association Board
Marquis
Steve Weinberg
University of Missouri
Weinberg
United States
Washington University Law
Katherine Goldwasser