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The Race To The Top To Reduce Prosecutorial Misconduct, Adam M. Gershowitz
The Race To The Top To Reduce Prosecutorial Misconduct, Adam M. Gershowitz
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This Essay offers an unconventional approach to deterring prosecutorial misconduct. Trial judges should use their inherent authority to forbid prosecutors from appearing and handling cases in their courtrooms until the prosecutors have completed training on Brady v. Maryland, Batson v. Kentucky, and other types of prosecutorial misconduct. If a single trial judge in a medium-sized or large jurisdiction imposes training prerequisites on prosecutors, it could set off a race to the top that encourages other judges to adopt similar (or perhaps even more rigorous) training requirements. A mandate that prosecutors receive ethics training before handling any cases is …
Appellate Court Articulation Of General Standards Of Conduct: Effective Guidance Versus Impotent Verbalism, Arthur W. Phelps
Appellate Court Articulation Of General Standards Of Conduct: Effective Guidance Versus Impotent Verbalism, Arthur W. Phelps
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