For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email Jeremy_Ellis@dailyjournal.com for prices or call 213-229-5424.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...
You have to be a subscriber to view this page.

Judges and Judiciary

Dec. 24, 2009

Prosecutorial Misconduct Exposed

Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Maurice Possley and Kathleen Ridolfi of the Innocence Project write about the dismissal of the Broadcom case.

By Maurice Possley and Kathleen Ridolfi

"I find that the government has intimidated and improperly influenced the three witnesses critical to (the) defense. The cumulative effect of that misconduct has distorted the truth-finding process and compromised the integrity of the trial."

Those words were just a portion of a blockbuster ruling Tuesday, December 15, by U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney blistering federal prosecutors for misconduct so egregious that...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.