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Sep. 17, 2018
Accountability for prosecutorial misconduct
Something rare is happening in San Francisco — a prosecutor who has been accused of misconduct is being tried by the State Bar on charges of intentionally suppressing evidence in a murder trial.
Something rare is happening in San Francisco -- a prosecutor who has been accused of misconduct is being tried by the State Bar on charges of intentionally suppressing evidence in a murder trial.
Cases of prosecutorial misconduct almost never go before the State Bar Court, but not because misconduct doesn't occur. No, these cases are rarely tried because often other prosecutors do their best to protect their own.
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