Florida criminal law and prosecutorial misconduct

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Dan Jaffe

Here is a rather stark case of alleged prosecutorial misconduct by a federal prosecutor in Florida.

Jail Time Consulting » TABLES TURNED ON FEDERAL PROSECUTORS!: "Lead prosecutor, Seth Cronin, admitted making the mistakes and stated he did not intend to withhold evidence. Lead Prosecutor Cronin said, ‘I simply wasn’t thinking.’ Right Seth! Judge Gold apparently did not buy Cronin’s apology as he said that the government’s actions were more than just mistakes and should have consequences. I agree. Illegal acts by government prosecutors and their agents must stop and should be dealt with sternly. Their purported purpose of upholding the law and the furthering of justice can hardly be accomplished if they break the very laws they are directed to uphold. Especially, as in this case, if they use fabricated evidence and a fictitious complaint as an excuse to spy on the defense team."

(Via Jail Time Consulting Blog.)

If a criminal defense lawyer were to be accused of the exact same thing as this prosecutor, do you think he or she would be viewed as worse? My guess is probably.

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