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Law Practice

Feb. 13, 2009

Santa Clara County Deputy D.A. Suspended

In the harshest penalty against a prosecutor in recent years, a State Bar judge suspended Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Ben Field's license to practice law for four years due to repeated instances of professional misconduct.

By Craig Anderson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN JOSE - In the harshest penalty against a prosecutor in recent years, a State Bar judge suspended Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Ben Field's license to practice law for four years due to repeated instances of professional misconduct.

State Bar Judge Pat McElroy concluded Field "abused his prosecutorial power, concealed relevant and material evidence and violated the constitutional rights...

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