[dvd-discuss] Fwd: Prosecutorial Misconduct Project

[Seth Johnson <seth.johnson(at)realmeasures.dyndns.org>]

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Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2002 13:45:35 -0400
From: Dwight Hines <dwighthines@mindspring.com>


Steve Weinberg, a veteran reporter and former director of
IRE, is doing a major project on prosecutorial misconduct
for the Center for Public Integrity in Washington. It's
based on his observation over many years of prosecutors who
do anything to win convictions, knowing that even if caught
bending or breaking the rules, they would go unpunished.
Among other things, Weinberg is studying every appellate
opinion in the nation that deals with prosecutorial
misconduct. He also is conducting detailed studies of
misconduct in a few jurisdictions. The results will be
published on the Web, in print and broadcast magazines and
probably as a book. The project will name names, holding
individual prosecutors responsible for misdeeds. Weinberg
has gathered much information already, but is looking for
other published or broadcast material from journalists, as
well as unpublished tips that might be worth his following
up. He promises to point us later to a Web site breaking
down findings county by county. His contact info: 807 West
Blvd. South, Columbia, Mo. 65203, 573-875-2882,
weinbergs@missouri.edu