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Article: Legacy of Duke case: a rein on prosecutors?(USA)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- September 14, 2007
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Byline: Patrik Jonsson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
Atlanta -- The misguided rape case that canceled Duke University's lacrosse season, caused a national uproar, and sent a disgraced district attorney to jail for a day last Friday is causing a handful of states to ponder a troubling question:
Do prosecutors have too much power?
In New York, the General Assembly's Codes Committee recently held hearings on whether prosecutors need more oversight.
In California, three court-related bills, await Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's signature, would study or reform how police and prosecutors handle eyewitness identifications, the ...