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It seems a lot of this sort of stuff would stop happening if they just incarcerated members of the US justice system for the crimes they got people wrongly conv

It seems a lot of this sort of stuff would stop happening if they just incarcerated members of the US justice system for the crimes they got people wrongly convicted for. E.g., you put a man in jail for ten years over a robbery he didn't commit, by fudging evidence, and you as prosecutor are then forced to serve the ten year sentence. Ludicrous of course, very eye-for-an-eye, but it might certainly put a dent in the rampant corruption that seems to be happening stateside.

x5n1 11y ago
> very eye-for-an-eye punishment seems to fit the crime in this case. you knew the rules, you swore to follow the rules under oath as a professional duty, and yet you broke the rules. people go to jail for a lot less. for instance not even knowing the rules.
girvo 11y ago
Heck I don't even care if they get the same sentence, I just demand they be held accountable. Which doesn't seem to happen anywhere.
- fnordfnordfnord 11y ago
  Ken Anderson spent five days in jail for his role (Brady violations) in the Michael Morton case. Morton served almost 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/ken-anderson-to-serve-10-days-in-jail/nbmsH/ http://www.statesman.com/news/news/ken-anderson-to-serve-10-... Funny story, his successor has just been sentenced to 10 days in jail for contempt of court for violating a gag order in connection to a capitol murder case. She hasn't served it yet, and probably won't.
fnordfnordfnord 11y ago
Alex Kozinski has recently threatened perjury prosecutions for lying prosecutors. Link includes a video of Kozinski & Co. warning a prosecutor that they are on to their shady conduct. http://observer.com/2015/01/breaking-ninth-circuit-panel-suggests-perjury-prosecution-for-lying-prosecutors/ http://observer.com/2015/01/breaking-ninth-circuit-panel-sug... Fun starts at around 16:00 Kozinski strikes just after 18:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCUrhgXjH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCUrhgXjH4
moftz 11y ago
What about in cases where the prosecution committed no illegal activities in the duration of the trial? The defendant might be innocent of the crime but say that he has no alibi, there's physical evidence from him at the crime scene, and he has a motive. This could be something as benign as a man gets fired from his job. He job involved working with knives in a kitchen. That night, his boss is stabbed to death at the restaurant during a robbery while he's the only one there. Video evidence is grainy but it appears to be a similar car as the suspect leaving the scene. His DNA and fingerprints are all over the knife but the killer was wearing gloves. None of the stolen goods/money surfaced during the investigation. Our suspect was out dealing massive quantities of illegal drugs or maybe having lots of sex with hookers so his alibi is none, being home alone doesn't work. A jury could easily be convinced to convict this man if he had a poor defense attorney. A few years later after he's been in prison, a video surfaces from an undercover DEA operation of him dealing drugs or maybe a cellphone video of him with hookers. Either way, he is exonerated shortly after the video's time stamp is verified. What should happen to the prosecution? The evidence pointed strongly at him and he had no way to beat the charges without incriminating himself in other illegal activities. Should the prosecution be sent to jail? Doesn't seem fair as everything looked legitimate. The jury determined guilt on the evidence in the first place. You can't punish the prosecution for getting it wrong unless they committed illegal or unconstitutional activities to win the case.
- AdeptusAquinas 11y ago
  The article, and my comment, were clearly about prosecutors who break the law in order to secure prosecutions. Not about wrong convictions in general.

x5n1 11y ago

> very eye-for-an-eye punishment seems to fit the crime in this case. you knew the rules, you swore to follow the rules under oath as a professional duty, and yet you broke the rules. people go to jail for a lot less. for instance not even knowing the rules.

girvo 11y ago

Heck I don't even care if they get the same sentence, I just demand they be held accountable. Which doesn't seem to happen anywhere.

fnordfnordfnord 11y ago
Ken Anderson spent five days in jail for his role (Brady violations) in the Michael Morton case. Morton served almost 25 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. http://www.statesman.com/news/news/ken-anderson-to-serve-10-days-in-jail/nbmsH/ http://www.statesman.com/news/news/ken-anderson-to-serve-10-... Funny story, his successor has just been sentenced to 10 days in jail for contempt of court for violating a gag order in connection to a capitol murder case. She hasn't served it yet, and probably won't.

fnordfnordfnord 11y ago

Alex Kozinski has recently threatened perjury prosecutions for lying prosecutors. Link includes a video of Kozinski & Co. warning a prosecutor that they are on to their shady conduct. http://observer.com/2015/01/breaking-ninth-circuit-panel-suggests-perjury-prosecution-for-lying-prosecutors/ http://observer.com/2015/01/breaking-ninth-circuit-panel-sug... Fun starts at around 16:00 Kozinski strikes just after 18:00 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCUrhgXjH4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sCUrhgXjH4

moftz 11y ago

What about in cases where the prosecution committed no illegal activities in the duration of the trial? The defendant might be innocent of the crime but say that he has no alibi, there's physical evidence from him at the crime scene, and he has a motive. This could be something as benign as a man gets fired from his job. He job involved working with knives in a kitchen. That night, his boss is stabbed to death at the restaurant during a robbery while he's the only one there. Video evidence is grainy but it appears to be a similar car as the suspect leaving the scene. His DNA and fingerprints are all over the knife but the killer was wearing gloves. None of the stolen goods/money surfaced during the investigation. Our suspect was out dealing massive quantities of illegal drugs or maybe having lots of sex with hookers so his alibi is none, being home alone doesn't work. A jury could easily be convinced to convict this man if he had a poor defense attorney. A few years later after he's been in prison, a video surfaces from an undercover DEA operation of him dealing drugs or maybe a cellphone video of him with hookers. Either way, he is exonerated shortly after the video's time stamp is verified. What should happen to the prosecution? The evidence pointed strongly at him and he had no way to beat the charges without incriminating himself in other illegal activities. Should the prosecution be sent to jail? Doesn't seem fair as everything looked legitimate. The jury determined guilt on the evidence in the first place. You can't punish the prosecution for getting it wrong unless they committed illegal or unconstitutional activities to win the case.

AdeptusAquinas 11y ago
The article, and my comment, were clearly about prosecutors who break the law in order to secure prosecutions. Not about wrong convictions in general.