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Extreme Prosecutorial Misconduct Results in Wrist Slap

Loaded on May 15, 2021 by Edward Lyon published in Criminal Legal News June, 2021, page 24
Filed under: Prosecutorial Misconduct. Location: New York.

by Ed Lyon

There is evidence of legal systems, considered primitive by some, that have required a false accuser to face the same punishment the falsely accused would have had to suffer had the false accusations resulted in a conviction. What a completely different, fair, and equitable justice system the ...

 

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