By Avery Lotz More than 300 former federal prosecutors and civil rights attorneys are urging the Justice Department to allow state and local investigations into the killings of two Minnesota residents by federal officers, according to a new letter obtained exclusively by Axios. Why it matters: Minnesota officials have accused feds of obstructing their ability to investigate the deaths of Renee Nicole …
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZ8Gs1rif4k Survivors of domestic abuse and assault told their stories to Virginia prosecutors with the hope to increase understanding of how the criminal justice system has failed them and how to be better. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.
The San Quentin News covers a Prosecutors Alliance prison visit.
“Today’s decision confirms what we’ve known from the very beginning: the case against Diana Teran was deeply flawed and legally baseless. It was an attempt to criminalize a public servant simply for carrying out her ethical and constitutional responsibilities to disclose evidence of police misconduct.” – Cristine Soto DeBerry,Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance By Edvard Pettersson …
Once you enter the real world of legal practice, particularly as a prosecutor, you’ll discover there’s a lot more to the job than what you were taught in the classroom.
Taking time to review data—regularly and with an open mind—ensures that decisions are grounded in reality, not just in tradition.
“With each step of the legal process, the case against her is unraveling, as it should,” DeBerry told the LA Times.
The resentencing motions are the result of an ongoing review of death penalty cases that may have excluded Black and Jewish jurors.
“A prosecutor earnestly trying to do her job and track important information should be applauded not punished.” – Cristine Soto DeBerry,Executive Director, Prosecutors Alliance By Keri Blakinger One legal expert called it “kind of bunk.” Another said it simply raises more questions than it answers. But two months after state prosecutors announced 11 felony charges …
“With each step of the legal process, the case against her is unraveling, as it should,” DeBerry told the LA Times.
