'Unimaginable Mistakes' Lead To New State Supreme Court Standard For Prosecutorial Misconduct -- Reckless Behavior
By Ralph Cipriano
for BigTrial.net
An 18-year-old murder case that involved what a judge described as "unimaginable mistakes" by a veteran prosecutor, a veteran cop, and a forensic scientist has prompted the state Supreme Court to issue a landmark ruling that sets a new standard for prosecutorial misconduct.
In order to get a criminal case tossed for doubl…