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> The Orleans Parish DA's office was forced to apologise last week after it was found to have been issuing so-called "DA's subpoenas" - a fake subpoena which wa
by unityByFreedom 9y ago
> The Orleans Parish DA's office was forced to apologise last week after it was found to have been issuing so-called "DA's subpoenas" - a fake subpoena which warns witnesses that they could be fined or sent to jail for ignoring it, despite having no such authority. A spokesman for the DA said the office would immediately stop issuing the notices.
At what point can a DA be criminally charged? Does that ever happen? Who oversees state's attorneys?
It seems clear in this case that the judge felt the DA misrepresented the reasons for their warrant at best, and lied at worst. Sounds like it could be criminal
- zkms 9y agoIANAL but I know there's laws against impersonating a law-enforcement officer; I would not be surprised if falsely asserting authority of law with fake court orders / legal processes is similarly criminalised.