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Time For Every Purpose Under The Heaven: Service – The National Bar Association Model, Beverly Mcqueary Smith
Time For Every Purpose Under The Heaven: Service – The National Bar Association Model, Beverly Mcqueary Smith
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Prosecutorial Ethics: The Case For The Per Se Rule, Kara S. Donahue
Prosecutorial Ethics: The Case For The Per Se Rule, Kara S. Donahue
Fordham Urban Law Journal
“The integrity of the legal system is essential to public confidence in government. Without public confidence, the rule of law loses its meaning. The prosecutor is often the most visible participant in the criminal justice system, and thus, even the appearance of impropriety in the prosecutor's behavior erodes the public trust. He has a duty to seek justice and truth, not only to convict. This duty creates a dual role for the prosecutor: he is both an advocate seeking to obtain convictions and a minister of justice attempting to discover the truth. The public expects him to fulfill these functions …