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An American Prosecutor's View Of Romanian Criminal Justice, James A. Goldston

Touro Law Review

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Part-Time Prosecutors And Conflicts Of Interest: A Survey And Some Proposals, Richard H. Underwood

Kentucky Law Journal

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Prosecutorial Misconduct: Quelling The Tide Of Improper Comment To The Jury, Frank D. Celebrezze

Cleveland State Law Review

The United States Supreme Court, in Darden v. Wainwright, stated that where the error is forensic in nature, appellate courts should reverse a conviction when the prosecutor's misconduct "so infected the trial with unfairness as to make the resulting conviction a denial of due process." Therefore, except in the most egregious cases, appellate courts are placed in the uncomfortable position of condemning the prosecutor's behavior while affirming the conviction, thus fostering what an appellate judge once called "a deplorably cynical attitude towards the judiciary. This article will focus on one aspect of prosecutorial misconduct which has been chronicled with alarming …

The American Prosecutor: A Search For Identity, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The American Prosecutor: A Search for Identity by Joan E. Jacoby

At Long Last Credibility: The Role Of The Attorney For The State Under Indiana's New Juvenile Code, David W. Bahlmann, Stephen J. Johnson

Indiana Law Journal

The National Debate and State Level Response: The New Indiana Juvenile Code, Symposium

The Virtuous Prosecutor In Quest Of An Ethical Standard: Guidance From The Aba, H. Richard Uviller

Michigan Law Review

Among his other endeavors, the public prosecutor strives to maintain an upright stance in the stained halls of criminal justice. He correctly senses that the people demand more of him than diligent, workmanlike performance of his public chores. Virtue is the cherished ingredient in his role: the honorable exercise of the considerable discretionary power with which our legal system has endowed his office. Daily, the ethical fibre of the prosecutor is tested -and through him, in large measure, the rectitude of the system of justice.

Here, I shall discuss only three of the many ethical problems along the prosecutor's way: …

Constitutional Law-Extending Term Of Prosecuting Attorney

Indiana Law Journal

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