A public defender on the need to hold prosecutors accountable for misconduct. The post ends with the amazing video of a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit which has reached the end of its tolerance for the California prosecutors failure to hold a prosecutor to account in Baca v. Adams. - GWC
Hold prosecutors accountable to restore faith in the justice system | a public defender
"“Her license remains active and in good standing.” The words rang out at me as I stared at a newspaper article in the Indianapolis Star. It was about the conduct – or misconduct – of a woman named Gillian DePrez Keiffner who is a Deputy Prosecutor there. During trial, she had vouched for the credibility of the complaining witness in a sexual assault case, demeaned and insulted the defense attorney and asked the defendant which of the two 14 year old girls he liked touching better. A few weeks ago, the Indiana Supreme Court reversed the man’s conviction finding that her conduct was improper and deprived him of a fair trial."
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