Prosecutors and the law: wrongful convictions?
Article Abstract:
The use of DNA testing and efforts of wrongful-conviction groups that revealed several instances of unaccountable public prosecutorial misconduct in bringing wrongful convictions to defendants are discussed.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
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Prosecutors and politics: Building a Department
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The creation of the U.S. Justice Department and its increasing control over the earlier 'independent' U.S. attorneys are discussed.
Publication Name: CQ Researcher
Subject: News, opinion and commentary
ISSN: 1056-2036
Year: 2007
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