Can I Sue The Prosecutor? Can I sue the prosecutor? In each case where a prosecutor is involved in the charging process, under Virginia law, that action is intimately connected with the prosecutor’s role in judicial proceedings and the prosecutor is entitled to absolute immunity from suit for such actions. What are the four types
Can You Try Someone Again With New Evidence? Can you try someone again with new evidence? The obvious application of double jeopardy is when law enforcement finds new evidence of the defendant’s guilt after the jury has already acquitted them. The prosecution cannot charge them again, even if the evidence shows that they probably are
Do Prosecutors Work Closely With Police? Do prosecutors work closely with police? Prosecutors and police are interdependent, meaning they rely on each other for information and access to do their jobs, and that creates enormous conflicts of interest that undermine prosecutors’ willingness to charge and prosecute police for misconduct and violence. Are prosecutors more powerful