Oct 9th, 2008 · A federal judge has ruled that some key evidence in the trial of Alaska Senator Ted Stevens will be struck from the case. Judge Emmet Sullivan will tell the jury to disregard it because of prosecutorial misconduct. Stevens is accused of not including gifts and services he received on his Senate financial disclosure forms.
Apr 10th, 2007 · In December, seven New Orleans police officers were indicted for the unprovoked shooting of two civilians in the chaotic days after Hurricane Katrina. Because of prosecutorial missteps, the case might not reach a jury.
Mar 16th, 2006 · Government lawyers seeking the death penalty against confessed al Qaeda conspirator Zacharias Moussaoui are debating how to pursue their case after the presiding judge disqualified many of their key witnesses, due to alleged prosecutorial misconduct. Madeleine Brand talks to Josh Berman, a former federal prosecutor and part of the U.S. Department of Justice's Terrorism Task Force from 1998 to 2002, about the difficulties of trying a terrorism case.