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Bad Faith Exception To Prosecutorial Immunity For Brady Violations, Bennett L. Gershman
Bad Faith Exception To Prosecutorial Immunity For Brady Violations, Bennett L. Gershman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
Part I of this Article discusses Imbler’s adoption of absolute immunity for prosecutors. Part II discusses Imbler’s extension of absolute immunity to a prosecutor’s violation of his disclosure duty under Brady v. Maryland. Part III describes the ease with which prosecutors are able to evade the Brady rule and the difficulty of enforcing compliance with Brady. Part IV discusses the absence of any meaningful sanctions to deter and punish prosecutors for willful violations of Brady. Part V proposes a bad faith exception to absolute immunity of prosecutors for Brady violations.
“Hard Strikes And Foul Blows”: Berger V. United States 75 Years After, Bennett L. Gershman
“Hard Strikes And Foul Blows”: Berger V. United States 75 Years After, Bennett L. Gershman
Elisabeth Haub School of Law Faculty Publications
My essay examines one of the most iconic decision of the Supreme Court seventy five years later. Berger v. United States is the most eloquent and authoritative description of the prosecutor's duty "not that it shall win a case but that justice shall be done." My essay looks at why the Court decided to take up the case then, and why it has become so prominent in criminal law and ethics.