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Juliet Sorensen is an Unethical Prosecutor

Judge Richard Posner explains why in United States v. Farinella (which is itself a great illustration of overcriminalization at play) (via Eugene Volokh).In the opinion, Judge Posner notes: "We asked the government's lawyer at argument what an appropriate sanction for the prosecutor?s misconduct might be.... The government's appellate lawyer told us that the prosecutor's superior would give her a talking-to.  We are not impressed by the suggestion." So what will the government do to Ms. Sorensen?  Nothing.  What will the State Bar do to her?  Nada.  At least Google isn't so charitable.Judge Posner identified the unethical prosecutor in the opinion, a rare thing.  He waited until late in the opinion - at first making me think he was going to pull the usual, "the prosecutor" trick...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on March 13, 2009 (boomark / email).