Breaking the rules

By Steve Weinburg

Who suffers when a prosecutor is cited for misconduct?

Excerpts from this story referencing "Prosecutorial misconduct":

"… utor who has more than one reversal to her credit belongs to a select club.Prosecutorial misconduct falls into several categories, including:Courtroom misconduct (making inap …"

A poisoned prosecution

By Brooke Williams

Misconduct in sexual abuse cases damages reputations—and can ruin lives

Excerpts from this story referencing "Milwaukee":

"… from Wisconsin Lutheran College, a four-year, coed liberal arts school in Milwaukee. Wasser found a handwritten note from Samantha to her boyfriend, a man she …"

"… Samantha about the note. Later, he drove her back to college.The drive to Milwaukee was tense—but still, the conflict with Samantha seemed minor to Wasser, …"

"… Before Resch filed the charges against him, he was the head director of a Milwaukee boarding school. Now he can't step foot on campus."It's a loss of professi …"

Changing an office's culture

By Steve Weinburg

In San Diego County, prosecutors have tried to do the right thing—but haven't always succeeded
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Anatomy of misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

There's much to learn when a trial goes terribly wrong

Excerpts from this story referencing "Milwaukee":

"… al politics will play a role. E. Michael McCann, the elected prosecutor in Milwaukee, Wis., since 1968, has stood for re-election several times and understands …"

"… imes filled with error for all sorts of well-intended or nefarious reasons.Milwaukee District Attorney E. Michael McCann says that decades of working closely w …"

"… Police who question eyewitnesses can exercise a huge influence. McCann in Milwaukee worries about the "overzealous officer who inappropriately suggests inform …"

A question of integrity

By Steve Weinburg

Prosecutors dispute the significance of 'prosecutorial misconduct'

A short history of exposing misconduct

By Steve Weinburg

An unlikely cast of characters has shone a spotlight on bad prosecutors, and on occasion, sparked reform
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