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Originally Posted by palani
Has there never been a case where the DA has been removed from office or lawfully liened because of failure to perform his duties or even because of unlawful activities?
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It happens.. just not very often due to the professional courtesy generally extended to them by the judicial. We had a few cases when I served on the Grand Jury where the DA was pissing and moaning about the Jury's decision to the Judge and the judge just kept reminding him that our decision was final.. and to "move on". I believe that working in that environment puts them in a mindset of "guilty till proven innocent" rather than the other way around. I'm sure many DA's enter into that office thinking they are serving the public and "fighting crime"... but after a while many loose sight of the law and just go for a high conviction rate. After all.. attornys never lie or twist the truth.. right?
Recently here in Western New York there have been a number of cases of mis-conduct by the DA's office:
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/story/310531.html
"Those findings set off a chain of events that not only saw DeJac fully exonerated but led to the subsequent suspension of respected veteran Buffalo Homicide Detective Dennis A. Delano, who insists Crystallynn was murdered.
Delano, against orders from superiors, allegedly did his own independent investigation of the case and turned police evidence over to the media. Delano’s pay was restored Friday pending a formal disciplinary hearing."
A police homicide detective, Dennis Delano, has brought several wrongful convictions to light recently here. Many innocent people have been freed from prison as a result. He is taking heat because he was "ordered" by his superiors not to investigate these cases. Fortunatly for those who were wrongly convicted, Mr. Delano, had a conscience and did not bow to pressure from his superiors even though it required personal sacrifice on his part. When the cases first broke.. he was suspended without pay while the DA's office continued their practices.
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http://www.statesman.com/news/conten...0harrisda.html
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m..._17503045/pg_1
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstrac...9D94 6197D6CF
http://bubbaworld.com/lane.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2001/...in290046.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Nifong
http://www.connietalk.com/scooter_li...ed_032008.html
http://www.doj.state.or.us/agoffice/...ons/op8275.pdf