prosecutors
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Drunk Prosecutors: Just Another Professional Courtesy
Feb 23, 2017(Comments: 0)February 24, 2017 (Fault Lines)– Joshua Kuiper shouldn’t have been driving: e drove the wrong way on Union Avenue SE in Grand Rapids — going 41 mph in a 25 mph zone, according to the documents... -
The Value of Gold Teeth in Georgia
Feb 22, 2017(Comments: 2)February 22, 2017 (Fault Lines) — WSB-TV went with a sensational but misleading headline for its article about the Georgia Court of Appeals reversing the trial court’s refusal to give Duvall Minor and Robert Clayton a... -
At Long Last, Prosecutors Have Something to Fear
Feb 22, 2017(Comments: 9)February 22, 2017 (Fault Lines) — Good prosecutors are guided by their conscience. And bad ones are guided by their pride, ambition, and the slight chance of professional consequences if they stray outside the lines. Like... -
Sixth Circuit: This Is Your Defense, Take It Or Leave It
Feb 3, 2017(Comments: 1)February 3, 2017 (Fault Lines) – Prosecutors get beat up a lot for courtroom injustices. Some even suggest judges are to blame. Or gullible jurors. But what about defense lawyers? Defense lawyers shouldn’t play any part... -
California Throws Down on Dirty Prosecutors. Or Not
Nov 23, 2016(Comments: 1)November 23, 2016 (Fault Lines) — November every four years brings us an election for top job in the country and representatives locally. It also brings us new laws. In California, the legalization of recreational marijuana... -
Should Prosecutors Pay An Overcharge Trial Tax?
Nov 4, 2016(Comments: 2)November 4, 2016 (Fault Lines) — If there are any two words to bring joy and gladness to a law and order Republican’s heart, it’s “tort reform.” Tort reform, the theory goes, protects people and businesses... -
Fault Lines Cross: Carol O’Brien, Because There Are Bad People Out There
Sep 28, 2016(Comments: 1)September 28, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Ed. Note: Scott Greenfield and David Meyer-Lindenberg Cross Delaware County, Ohio’s Prosecuting Attorney, Carol O’Brien. Q. Your journey started at Northwestern, in Evanston, Illinois, where you majored in political science,... -
Prosecutors Would Never Do Something Like That
Sep 16, 2016(Comments: 25)September 16, 2016 (Fault Lines) — In Arizona, the legislature for some reason decided to define sexual abuse and molestation of a child in such a way that intentionally or knowingly touching the genitals or anus of... -
Making Bad Prosecutors Felons Is A Bad Idea
Aug 16, 2016(Comments: 20)August 16, 2016 (Fault Lines) – Prosecutorial misconduct is always a fun subject. Who doesn’t like getting fired up about some evil government lawyer hiding evidence that sends an innocent man to jail for years? From... -
Bust Up The Prosecutor’s Guild To Help Society
Aug 11, 2016(Comments: 1)August 11, 2016 (Fault Lines) — Andrew King’s brilliant suggestion has inspired me to stand upon the shoulders of a giant and offer one of my own. One of those basic truths that even television basically...