"… d in high-profile mistrials and appellate reversals.Within a jurisdiction, elected prosecutors can preside over a culture of misconduct in their offices. Unelected, nea …"

"… problems and an utter lack of accountability within the office." When the elected prosecutor cares little about serving justice, that attitude trickles down to the tri …"

"… attitude trickles down to the trial prosecutors, Weich says. Even when the elected prosecutor sets the right tone, Weich believes many offices house what he calls "cowb …"

"… contact with impressionable young assistant circuit attorneys."The current elected prosecutor in St. Louis is Jennifer M. Joyce, who joined the staff before Moss l …"

"… le eyewitness in the rejected cases lacked credibility.Of course, when the elected prosecutor or a deputy district attorney makes the final decision there's always the …"

"… res related to electoral politics will play a role. E. Michael McCann, the elected prosecutor in Milwaukee, Wis., since 1968, has stood for re-election several times an …"

"… no reasonable, objective basis for believing is true."Al M. Dominguez, the elected prosecutor for Colorado's 19th District, based in Greeley, admonishes colleagues to s …"