April 8, 2013 7:10 am

I-Team: NYC Prosecutors Rarely Punished When Convictions Crumble

The investigative journalists at ProPublica conducted a review of 30 cases where convictions were tossed out and a state or federal court found evidence a defendant’s rights were violated. Chris Glorioso reports. Out of those 30 cases, only one prosecutor was seriously disciplined. In one, a prosecutor accused of misconduct was promoted after his conviction was thrown out.

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