/tags/improper-conduct-investigations Improper Conduct Investigations en-US Copyright Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:33:00 GMT /news/2023-12-20/improper-conduct-how-the-harmless-error-doctrine-lets-prosecutors-mistakes-slide When prosecutors make mistakes at trial, judges can call that improper conduct a harmless error, saying it didn’t impact the verdict. But some experts say that legal doctrine has gone too far. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:33:00 GMT /news/2023-12-20/improper-conduct-how-the-harmless-error-doctrine-lets-prosecutors-mistakes-slide Nick Swartsell, WVXU News, Patricia Martínez Sastre, Columbia Journalism Investigations, Cameron Oakes, Columbia Journalism Investigations /news/2023-12-19/improper-conduct-how-undisclosed-evidence-can-put-ohioans-behind-bars A first-of-its-kind analysis of Ohio appellate cases with allegations of withheld evidence is a window into what many experts consider a largely invisible national problem. Tue, 19 Dec 2023 09:26:00 GMT /news/2023-12-19/improper-conduct-how-undisclosed-evidence-can-put-ohioans-behind-bars Matthew Richmond, Ideastream Public Media, Jake Kincaid, Columbia Journalism Investigations, Cameron Oakes, Columbia Journalism Investigations /2023-12-14/ohio-prosecutors-broke-rules-to-win-convictions-and-got-away-with-it 51Æ·²è 100 prosecutors across Ohio violated standards meant to protect a defendant's civil rights in criminal trials, an investigation by NPR and its reporting partners found. Some did so repeatedly. Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:04:43 GMT /2023-12-14/ohio-prosecutors-broke-rules-to-win-convictions-and-got-away-with-it Gabriela Alcalde, Jake Kincaid, Patricia Martínez Sastre, Cameron Oakes, Nick Swartsell, Cheryl W. Thompson