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Delaware Supreme Court Suspends Prosecutor for Misconduct

Loaded on May 5, 2016 by Christopher Zoukis published in Prison Legal News May, 2016, page 56
Filed under: Counsel, Attorney Misconduct. Location: Delaware.

On July 27, 2015, the Delaware Supreme Court suspended Deputy Attorney General R. David Favata for six months and a day, for prosecutorial misconduct involving the capital case of McCoy v. State, 112 A.3d 239 (Del. 2015). The case was referred by the Board of Professional Responsibility, which investigates violations ...

 

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