Comments on: The Duke Rape Case and Prosecutorial Abuse http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ninth Circuit Overturned 1983 Conviction for the Murder to Two Girls « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-30479 Ninth Circuit Overturned 1983 Conviction for the Murder to Two Girls « JONATHAN TURLEY Sun, 07 Dec 2008 21:56:45 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-30479 [...] is now crippled from a stroke. Like other television personalities like Nancy Grace, Lane’s practice may have been less stellar than his persona. For the full story, click here. [...] [...] is now crippled from a stroke. Like other television personalities like Nancy Grace, Lane’s practice may have been less stellar than his persona. For the full story, click here. [...]

]]> By: Dis-Grace: CNN’s Nancy Grace Loses Critical Motion in Court « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-19461 Dis-Grace: CNN’s Nancy Grace Loses Critical Motion in Court « JONATHAN TURLEY Sat, 02 Aug 2008 08:48:16 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-19461 [...] Grace was a disgrace as a prosecutor and, before being given her own show, was repeatedly sanctioned or reprimanded by courts for her abuses in court, click here. [...] [...] Grace was a disgrace as a prosecutor and, before being given her own show, was repeatedly sanctioned or reprimanded by courts for her abuses in court, click here. [...]

]]> By: Famous Texas Prosecutor Henry Wade Becoming Infamous as Cases are Overturned « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-19116 Famous Texas Prosecutor Henry Wade Becoming Infamous as Cases are Overturned « JONATHAN TURLEY Wed, 30 Jul 2008 11:40:16 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-19116 [...] Yet, prosecutors are rarely held accountable when individuals are later proven innocent, click here. There have been a steady stream of stories recently on alleged prosecutorial misconduct, click [...] [...] Yet, prosecutors are rarely held accountable when individuals are later proven innocent, click here. There have been a steady stream of stories recently on alleged prosecutorial misconduct, click [...]

]]> By: Susan http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-13134 Susan Mon, 12 May 2008 13:46:05 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-13134 JT, don't forget OK prosecutor Bill Peterson, who was responsible for putting two innocent men, Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, in prison for a crime they didn't commit. According to John Grisham's book THE INNOCENT MAN, Peterson initially opposed their being tested for DNA at first. He agreed only because he believed being tested would "nail Fritz and Williamson once and for all." Needless to say, he wasn't too happy (to put it mildly) when the DNA results came back and positively excluded BOTH men as the perpetrators. And this is exactly why I think it's long overdue for penal statutes to be written against all kinds of law enforcement misconduct, including police, prosecutorial, and even judicial. As long as misbehaving police, prosecutors and even judges are immune from criminal prosecution for this type of what I can only call criminal behavior like Nifong's, it will not only continue, but get worse. It is really alarming for all citizens when such bending, twisting and even breaking of the law is rewarded instead of being penalized. But for some, I guess such criminal misconduct from prosecutors is "okay," as long as it's someone else's life being sacrificed on the altar of career advancement. :-( JT, don’t forget OK prosecutor Bill Peterson, who was responsible for putting two innocent men, Ron Williamson and Dennis Fritz, in prison for a crime they didn’t commit. According to John Grisham’s book THE INNOCENT MAN, Peterson initially opposed their being tested for DNA at first. He agreed only because he believed being tested would “nail Fritz and Williamson once and for all.” Needless to say, he wasn’t too happy (to put it mildly) when the DNA results came back and positively excluded BOTH men as the perpetrators.

And this is exactly why I think it’s long overdue for penal statutes to be written against all kinds of law enforcement misconduct, including police, prosecutorial, and even judicial. As long as misbehaving police, prosecutors and even judges are immune from criminal prosecution for this type of what I can only call criminal behavior like Nifong’s, it will not only continue, but get worse.

It is really alarming for all citizens when such bending, twisting and even breaking of the law is rewarded instead of being penalized. But for some, I guess such criminal misconduct from prosecutors is “okay,” as long as it’s someone else’s life being sacrificed on the altar of career advancement. :-(

]]> By: Dammed if You Don’t: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Criminal Case Due to Flagrant Prosecutorial Abuse « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-13125 Dammed if You Don’t: Ninth Circuit Dismisses Criminal Case Due to Flagrant Prosecutorial Abuse « JONATHAN TURLEY Mon, 12 May 2008 10:44:49 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-13125 [...] discussed in this column, deterrence of such prosecutorial abuse remains an [...] [...] discussed in this column, deterrence of such prosecutorial abuse remains an [...]

]]> By: Courts Tosses Out Louisiana Murder Conviction Due to Racial Bias in Jury Selection « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-8805 Courts Tosses Out Louisiana Murder Conviction Due to Racial Bias in Jury Selection « JONATHAN TURLEY Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:14:05 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-8805 [...] or judges like Hand accountable for such fiascos. For prior columns on prosecutorial abuse, click here and here. Not only did they deny an individual a fair trial, but they undermined a murder case with [...] [...] or judges like Hand accountable for such fiascos. For prior columns on prosecutorial abuse, click here and here. Not only did they deny an individual a fair trial, but they undermined a murder case with [...]

]]> By: Duke Lacrosse Players Sue Duke University Over Rape Case « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-6880 Duke Lacrosse Players Sue Duke University Over Rape Case « JONATHAN TURLEY Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:00:57 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-6880 [...] far, Mike Nifong has borne the heaviest penalties for this case. Click here for a prior column and mugshot. Notably, the accuser and main witness who made the false allegations has had no action [...] [...] far, Mike Nifong has borne the heaviest penalties for this case. Click here for a prior column and mugshot. Notably, the accuser and main witness who made the false allegations has had no action [...]

]]> By: Mr. Smith Goes to Court: Ethics Rules Prevented Attorney From Revealing Alleged Prosecutorial Abuse « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-6009 Mr. Smith Goes to Court: Ethics Rules Prevented Attorney From Revealing Alleged Prosecutorial Abuse « JONATHAN TURLEY Mon, 21 Jan 2008 23:20:32 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-6009 [...] discussed with regard to the Masters case and prior prosecutorial misconduct here, prosecutorial misconduct tends not to result in punishment for the prosecutors because the [...] [...] discussed with regard to the Masters case and prior prosecutorial misconduct here, prosecutorial misconduct tends not to result in punishment for the prosecutors because the [...]

]]> By: Innocence Evidence and Prosecutorial Misconduct Found in Tim Masters Case « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-5955 Innocence Evidence and Prosecutorial Misconduct Found in Tim Masters Case « JONATHAN TURLEY Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:53:37 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-5955 [...] responsible for distorting the legal system. For a prior column on prosecutorial misconduct, click here The Nifong case is unique in that sense. What is remarkable is that there seems little middle [...] [...] responsible for distorting the legal system. For a prior column on prosecutorial misconduct, click here The Nifong case is unique in that sense. What is remarkable is that there seems little middle [...]

]]> By: Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down Ten Year Sentence of Genarlow Wilson as Cruel and Unusual Punishment « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-533 Georgia Supreme Court Strikes Down Ten Year Sentence of Genarlow Wilson as Cruel and Unusual Punishment « JONATHAN TURLEY Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:52:14 +0000 http://jonathanturley.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/the-duke-rape-case-and-prosecutorial-abuse/#comment-533 [...] The ruling is interesting given the U.S. Supreme Court’s unrelenting attack on the Eighth Amendment standard. The Court has gutted the basis for such actions in sentencing. The Georgia Supreme Court returned the standard to its true purpose as a barrier against prosecutorial abuse. The question is what will happen to McDade and Barker who brought about this farce of justice. For a prior column on such abuse, click here [...] [...] The ruling is interesting given the U.S. Supreme Court’s unrelenting attack on the Eighth Amendment standard. The Court has gutted the basis for such actions in sentencing. The Georgia Supreme Court returned the standard to its true purpose as a barrier against prosecutorial abuse. The question is what will happen to McDade and Barker who brought about this farce of justice. For a prior column on such abuse, click here [...]

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