Equal Justice Initiative - Is Prosecutor Liable for Withholding Evidence of Innocence Resulting in Wrongful Conviction and Man Spending 14 Years on Death Row? (October 18, 2010)
"The United States Supreme Court on October 6, 2010, heard oral argument in Connick v. Thompson, in which the Court will decide whether a man who was convicted of capital murder and held in solitary confinement on death row for 14 years can hold the New Orleans District Attorney's office civilly liable for withholding exculpatory evidence. ..."
SCOTUSblog: "Plain English - Can a prosecutor’s office be held liable for the illegal conduct of one of its prosecutors, on the theory that the office failed to adequately train its employees, when there has been only one violation resulting from that deficient training?"
