tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post1820205098384525048..comments2024-01-25T14:51:13.377-05:00Comments on Gamso - For the Defense: Sauce for the GooseJeff Gamsohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09869425697771419546noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-29655163244252934632015-02-15T16:45:44.523-05:002015-02-15T16:45:44.523-05:00If they actually started disbarring prosecutors wh...If they actually started disbarring prosecutors who violated Brady it might make a difference. But prosecutors are very rarely brought up on ethical charges. When they are, the charges are generally dismissed. When they're actually sanctioned, the penalty is typically a slap on the wrist. All this for behavior that would get defense counsel suspended or disbarred. <br /><br />There are already rules. If courts won't enforce them, why would we imagine ethics boards would.<br /><br />The call is for actual accountability. Any method of actually and regularly holding prosecutors personally accountable for misconduct would make a difference. Until that happens . . . .Jeff Gamsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869425697771419546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-36196563071058651252015-02-15T16:24:50.483-05:002015-02-15T16:24:50.483-05:00Can this problem be addressed by State's ethic...Can this problem be addressed by State's ethical conduct rules? Something that clearly states that Brady violations are reason for disbarment?Augustinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04178412157475414461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-83907291365441667872011-12-01T20:39:49.213-05:002011-12-01T20:39:49.213-05:00There's no shortage of bad things out there. ...There's no shortage of bad things out there. And there's no statute that's going to remedy them.<br /><br />As for ranking them? When we start punishing, we can begin to figure out what's worse than what - if that seems a worthwhile enterprise. As long as we just nod and say, "Bad boy, but don't worry yourself too much over it," rankings are totally pointless.Jeff Gamsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869425697771419546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5945843206427351559.post-26395258232252663172011-12-01T17:44:09.529-05:002011-12-01T17:44:09.529-05:00Innocent Man Imprisoned For 25 Years - Must Pay Co...<a href="http://www.rense.com/general50/25yt.htm" rel="nofollow">Innocent Man Imprisoned For 25 Years - Must Pay Costs!</a><br /><br />Even if the prosecutors were made to foot the bill for such 'accommodations' it might have a salutary effect on their decisions. As long as there is absolutely no penalty what will change? Right or wrong, every conviction is a gain for them.<br /><br />What about prosecutors who outright lie to the jury? Or defense attorneys who let this pass without objection? That seems worse than Brady.A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.com