Exam 10: Ethical Misconduct in the Courts and Responses

Operation Greylord was corruption investigation which took place in:

Which of the following is cited in the text as being more influential to juries than exculpatory DNA evidence?

Strict constructionists argue that the Constitution:

A prosecutor's legal duty is to win a conviction.

Rights that are basic and not dependent on humans to provide are known as ________________.

The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice ___________ made several landmark decisions in the 1960s that expanded civil liberties and protections.

A Batson motion requests all evidence that is "likely to lead to a different outcome."

You are  a judge seeking re-election to the county court. The Supreme Court case that decided the issue described in the above question was:

Brady violations relate to:

You are a defense attorney defending a client against a murder charge. Your client is the former boyfriend of the victim, and it has been established by several witnesses that the breakup was not a pleasant one. Your client was identified as a suspect from the very beginning. During the trial, the prosecution presented a witness who claimed to overhear your client praying for forgiveness in his holding cell. The prosecution also presented the murder weapon, which was a softball bat with your client's fingerprint on the handle. Your client was convicted. A month after the conviction, you discover that a DNA sample was found at the crime scene and was never tested. You believe that it might exonerate your client. Unfortunately, the appellate court rejects your petition, citing the case of District Attorney v. Osborne . The decision in this case held that

Discuss the concept of "noble¬cause" corruption as it applies to prosecutors. In what specific ways can prosecutors engage in this type of behavior?

The Innocence Project is:

Interpretationists argue that the Constitution:

In which case did the Supreme Court reject the argument that judicial review of eyewitness testimony was necessary?

The corruption investigation known as Operation Greylord involved the bribery of several judges in __________.

Strict constructionists believe that any new rights should be created through the political process.

You are a Supreme Court justice whose greatest hero is Antonin Scalia, and who is certain if your liberal colleagues had their way, every aspect of American life would be decided by the Courts. In order to convince the interpretationists on the Court that they should abandon their liberal ways, you must write a letter to them, defending your beliefs from an ethical standpoint and why they should approach the Constitution from your perspective.

Some Supreme Court justices have indicated that reducing the ___________ of prosecutors might make them more hesitant to aggressively prosecute certain cases, for fear of being sued or prosecuted themselves.

Some locales have either eliminated or dramatically constrained the use of ___________ because of the high probability that they are lying in order to gain some benefit.

The Supreme Court is ideologically split between strict constructionist justices and interpretationist justices. As President of the United States, you have the ability to appoint a new justice to the Court. Your nomination will change the balance of the Court, perhaps for years. Do you look for strict constructionist justice, or an interpretationist justice? Why? Explain in detail.