Category Archives: Prosecutorial Misconduct
Prosecutorial Misconduct: A Continuing Blight on The Criminal Trial Process
Emily Bazelon is a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine and is the Truman Capote Fellow for Creative Writing and Law at…
What Happens When Prosecutors Don’t Get It Right
As of July 3, 2017, the National Registry of Exonerations (“Registry”) reports there have been 2,056 exonerations of criminal defendants in this country since…
Prosecutorial Misconduct: Prosecutors Continue to Cheat
On June 26, 2017, the Boston Globe carried a report about a Springfield, Massachusetts judge who vacated several drug convictions because of misconduct by…
Supreme Court Rules Brady Offers Little Relief to The Guilty
In 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court in Brady v. Maryland held that criminal prosecutors must disclose evidence favorable to a defendant, upon his or…
Texas Continuous to Grapple with Prosecutorial Misconduct
In 2013, the Texas Legislature enacted the Michael Morton Act. The Act, which became effective January 1, 2014, requires Texas prosecutors to open their…
Police Misconduct Sends Innocent Man to Prison for 20 Years
THE POLICE AND FABRICATION OF EVIDENCE The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits the police from fabricating evidence ; that the courts…
What Is a Brady Violation?
The landmark decision Brady v. Maryland was handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1963. The decision held that, under the Fifth and…
Justice for Todd Willingham Haunts Unethical Prosecutor
The wheels of justice turn inexorably slow, but they do turn. The day of justice reckoning has arrived for John Jackson, a former district…
A Portrait of Race-Based Police Brutality
A Portrait of Race Based Police Brutality There are cops – some good, some bad. Then there are some cops who are so roguish,…
Some Prosecutors Cannot Function Without Misconduct
In 1972, the U.S. Supreme Court in Giglio v. United States informed prosecutors that they had a constitutional duty to disclose to criminal defendants…
Take the first step toward protecting your freedom by contacting us now
John T. Floyd is Board Certified in Criminal Law By the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Request A Confidential Consultation
Fields marked with an * are required
"*" indicates required fields
Copyright © 2026 John T. Floyd Law Firm • All rights reserved.
Designed & Developed by
