Prosecutors… And Cops are Sworn to Protect and Uphold the Law” …… Follow the Rules…. When they don’t…… When they lie, hide and destroy evidence, and basically “don’t follow the rules”.
You get stories of injustice, innocent citizens, who are wrongfully accused of crimes they did not commit!!!
It can happen to anyone of us…. It can happen to you.
Every year there are hundreds of cases of prosecutorial misconduct, false arrest, and wrongful convictions that happen in our justice system.
Some Prosecutors, Police Officials and Politicians with personal agendas call press conferences to launch inflammatory – and usually false or grossly exaggerated – claims about the importance of a given case, totally ignoring the facts… in a rush to judgment. Examples are legion.
Although the goal of every justice system is to provide fair and impartial judgements…. more often than not… it doesn’t work out that way.
Either because of concealed evidence, people being framed, or corrupt law enforcement
Prosecutors are the most powerful players in the American criminal justice system. Their decisions — like whom to charge with a crime, and what sentence to seek — have profound consequences.
So why is it so hard to keep them from breaking the law or violating the Constitution?
The short answer is that they are almost never held accountable for misconduct, even when it results in wrongful convictions.
It’s time for a new approach to ending this behavior: federal oversight of prosecutors’ offices that repeatedly ignore defendants’ legal and constitutional rights.
There is a successful model for this in the Justice Department’s monitoring of police departments with histories of misconduct.
Among the most serious prosecutorial violations is the withholding of evidence that could help a defendant prove his or her innocence or get a reduced sentence — a practice so widespread that one federal judge called it an “epidemic.”
Under the 1963 landmark Supreme Court case Brady v. Maryland, prosecutors are required to turn over any exculpatory evidence to a defendant that could materially affect a verdict or sentence.
Yet in many district attorneys’ offices, the Brady rule is considered nothing more than a suggestion, with prosecutors routinely holding back such evidence to win their cases.
State courts often fail to hold prosecutors accountable, even when their wrongdoing is clear. Professional ethics boards rarely discipline them.
And individual prosecutors are protected from civil lawsuits, while criminal punishment is virtually unheard of. Money damages levied against a prosecutor’s office could deter some misconduct, but the Supreme Court has made it extremely difficult for wrongfully convicted citizens to win such claims.
This maddening situation has long resisted a solution. What would make good sense is to have the federal government step in to monitor some of the worst actors, increasing the chance of catching misconduct before it ruins peoples’ lives.
The Justice Department is already authorized to do this by a 1994 federal law prohibiting any “pattern or practice of conduct by law enforcement officers” that deprives a person of legal or constitutional rights.
The department has used this power to monitor police departments in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Detroit and Seattle, among other municipalities with a history of brutality, wrongful arrests, shootings of unarmed civilians and other illegal or unconstitutional practices.
For the most part, the results have been positive. Since prosecutors are also “law enforcement officers,” there is no reason they and their offices should be immune from federal oversight.
IN THIS INSIDER EXCLUSIVE NETWORK TV SPECIAL, “JUSTICE IN AMERICA – ROY PENA’S STORY” we visit with Ron Podboy @ The Ronald Podboy Law Firm, P.C.…… who successfully represented Roy Pena when he was wrongfully accused of Attempted Murder and First-Degree Assault, which a jury later found him NOT GUILTY!!!
The last thing anyone wants to face is being wrongly accused of a crime but, unfortunately, it can happen. A witness or victim can identify the wrong person, circumstances can lead police to think that an innocent suspect committed a crime, and an innocent person can even be formally charged with a crime he did not commit.
Ron is a former Deputy District Attorney in Denver, Colorado, as well as an experienced criminal defense trial lawyer…… AND he’s seen and knows both sides of the law and will discuss:
Prosecutorial and Police Misconduct
Qualified & Limited Immunity to Police & Prosecutors Today
What legal options do you have after having been accused, prosecuted, for a crime you did not commit?
What if you are falsely accused? What NOT to do!
So, let us assume that you are accused. What do you do and equally important…? What do you NOT do?
How do you Protect Yourself and your family?
Remember…. It doesn’t matter if the accusations are a lie. Cops and prosecutors lie all the time.
And bad cops and bad prosecutors don’t care if you are innocent or guilty; they already have decided you’re guilty, and they don’t care about the truth.
So…Don’t Assume the People in the System will be Fair
Americans like to believe that this is a country where fairness and justice reign. That is nonsense, but most people don’t discover just how bad things are until they are charged with something they did not do.
These falsely accused victims could be you or me one day…. And if you are so unlucky… you will quickly find out that Justice in America is a hard-won battle, where very few Police Departments, Law Enforcement Agencies, Prosecuting Attorneys and Prison Officials…. “Do the Right Thing” …when they are wrong…… and you need an experienced and passionate trial lawyer, like Ron Podboy who has successfully fought these battles to get his clients the justice they deserve.
Ron has earned the highest respect from citizens, and judges alike…. as one of the best Criminal Defense and Civil Rights Trial lawyers in Denver and in Colorado. He has seen many innocent & hard-working people become VICTIMS of false accusations, false arrest, and false imprisonment.
AND BECAUSE OF THAT……He is driven to fight for people who had been harmed by the willful or negligent actions of others. He’s built a substantial reputation nationwide by consistently winning cases other law firms have turned down.
And his amazing courtroom skills and headline grabbing success rate continue to provide his clients with the results they need……And the results they deserve.
You can contact Ron Podboy @ www.podboylaw.com and 303 623 3200