U.S. v. Mmahat, No. 95-30154 (5th Cir.) (106 F.3d 89) (February 7, 1997) (Judge Jerry E. Smith)
Loaded on March 1, 1997
published in Punch and Jurists
March 17, 1997
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Prosecutorial Misconduct.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK - The demonizing game of tacking skins of victims to the wall!
"While lawyers representing private parties may -- indeed, must -- do everything ethically permissible to advance their clients interests, lawyers representing the government in criminal cases serve truth and justice first. The prosecutor's …
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