"Official misconduct is rampant in death penalty cases and is a leading cause of wrongful convictions. DPI has identified more than 600 instances in which a capital conviction or death sentence has been overturned or a death-row exoneree was wrongfully convicted as a result of prosecutorial misconduct."
Prosecutorial Misconduct
This webpage contains links to several stories written by Innocence Project staff and reporters regarding accountability for prosecutorial misconduct.
This webpage contains links to several cases in which prosecutorial misconduct occurred.
"Recent history illustrates that far too many individuals are serving prison sentences due to unchecked prosecutorial misconduct. Prosecutors have withheld evidence of actual innocence, presented false testimony, and made improper closing arguments to secure convictions. Told through the eyes of a former federal prosecutor who ran the busiest trial unit in any United States Attorney's Office, this book arms criminal defense attorneys with the tools needed to fight back against prosecutors who abuse their immense power. The authors explain how to both uncover and attack prosecutorial misconduct that occurs in every aspect of a criminal prosecution."