Case Identification, Review, and Processing

CPI follows these steps to identify, review, and enter cases into the Registry of Prosecutorial Misconduct:

1. Identify potential cases by means of:

• Cases submitted by individuals
• Media reports
• LexisNexis legal database, using the following search terms:
  • Brady violation
  • Ethical
  • Ex parte communication
  • Failure to disclose
  • False evidence
  • Improper argument
  • Inadmissible evidence
  • Inflammatory statement
  • Lack of candor
  • Mischaracterizing evidence
  • Perjury
  • Professional Conduct
  • Professional Responsibility
  • Prosecutor Improp!
  • Prosecutor! Misconduct

2. Confirm case eligibility, based on finding by a:

• Trial court
• Appellate court
• Supreme court
• Bar disciplinary committee

3. Case analysis and data-entry by the Legal Analyst

4. Case review and approval by the Registry Director

5. Record enhancement – locate additional information (e.g., prosecutor’s name) from other sources such as:

• Bar disciplinary records
• Defense counsel reports
• Media accounts