Sep 21, 2020 · Farak was arrested in 2013 on charges of ingesting the drug samples she was testing and tampering with drug evidence for criminal cases …
At the Monroe County District Attorney’s Office, I oversee an office of approximately 140, with 80 attorneys and 60 support staff. 20 of these attorneys are responsible for all the misdemeanors that come through our office. These cases are prosecuted in the town, village, and Rochester city
Feb 22, 2022 · ORDER OF DISMISSAL. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief District Judge.. Plaintiff, who is currently incarcerated in Ulster Correctional Facility, brings this pro se action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that Defendants violated his rights while he was detained on Rikers Island. By order dated February 2, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff's request to proceed without prepayment of …
Feb 10, 2022 · District Attorney Tony Clayton issued his 2021 case report for the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office, noting that the DA’s Office had a 100 percent conviction rate on a whopping 11 major criminal jury trials during 2021, despite facing numerous obstacles throughout the year. “It was really challenging because this was the first year that unanimous jury verdicts …
Ask John Thompson. Thompson spent 18 years in prison — 14 of them on death row — for a robbery-murder someone else committed. He was housed in Louisiana’s infamous Angola State Penitentiary, the former slave plantation, in solitary confinement.
It was a long time coming, but finally America has reached a milestone in the area of criminal justice. In Texas, a former D.A. has made history by becoming the first prosecutor in U.S. to suffer criminal punishment for failing to turn over exculpatory evidence.
This rule requires prosecutors to disclose, before trial, “all evidence or information known to the prosecutor that tends to negate the guilt of the accused or mitigates the offense, and, in connection with sentencing, ...
For example, Joe D’Ambrosio spent 20 years on death row in Ohio, although there was no evidence he was at the crime scene. A federal judge threw out his conviction after finding that prosecutors failed to turn over exculpatory evidence.
In addition, when a prosecutor learns of evidence pointing to the innocence of a convicted defendant, the prosecutor has a duty to disclose this information to the court. After all, prosecutors are regarded as ministers of justice and not mere advocates. They have an obligation to see that there is sufficient evidence to determine the guilt ...
Rule 3.8 is the tool, or rather the weapon, to empower courts to deal with rogue prosecutors, those who play fast and loose with the law abuse their power by setting up innocent people. Now, there are many honest prosecutors out there doing their job, it’s just that the corrupt ones are giving all the rest a bad name.