It is the mission of the St. Lawrence County District Attorney’s office to fairly and diligently represent the People of the State of New York and the People of St. Lawrence County in all criminal proceedings, to safeguard the rights of victims, and to seek justice with steadfast and ethical determination.
The District Attorney’s Office prosecutes all criminal cases in St. Lawrence County. The district attorney and seven assistant district attorneys appear at hearings, trials, and other court proceedings in St. Lawrence County Court, Supreme Court, Family Court and the thirty-six city, town and village courts across the county.
The "Brady rule" forbids such suppression of evidence. The prosecution has admitted that the suppression of that information was inexcusable, but they claim they did so only because they had proof that Jones didn't commit the crime, so therefore they thought that Brown was merely a liar, according to the docu-series.
Garrett Phillips' murder was tragic enough on its own: A 12-year-old boy found gravely injured in his own home. The trial that followed, however, left his hometown divided as a man was targeted as the murderer, leading to accusations of racism and misconduct.