Thread on bad prosecutors and lack of accountability: SCOTUS says that they have 100 percent immunity even if they send an innocent person to prison. But don't worry, SCOTUS says! The state bar will discipline them!
I call B.S.
I call B.S.
Over more than 2 years, I have filed 7 bar complaints against rogue prosecutors in California. These are ppl who have ruined lives. Not a single complaint of mine has resulted in discipline. The state bar is more likely to light itself on fire than launch an investigation.
Two of my complaints have languished for 2.5 years. One complaint, where prosecutors hid evidence that led to the overturning of a verdict & a new trial, led to a private reprimand. I did all the work to make it easy for the bar. But all I proved is that the process is a joke.
One of my complaints is now pending before the Cal. Supreme Court. In a just world, the court would intervene, scold the bar for laziness and malfeasance, and discipline the prosecutor who stole 7 years from @jamaltrulove. But I am not optimistic.
The law on absolute prosecutorial immunity needs to change. Two-thirds of wrongful convictions trace back to official misconduct. We are talking about hundreds of ppl and hundreds of years. Enough already.
It is long past time to call B.S.
It is long past time to call B.S.
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