· 7/1/2004
In Re Zawada
Citations
- 92 P.3d 862
- 208 Ariz. 232
- 430 Ariz. Adv. Rep. 24
- 2004 Ariz. LEXIS 76
How courts have described this case
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- increasing suspension from six months to six months and one day for prosecutor who intentionally deprived defendants of fair trials in two cases
- finding a prosecutor’s appeals to the jury’s fear; disrespect for, prejudice against, and harassment of expert witnesses; and improper arguments were knowing, deliberate, and “clearly gross misconduct”
- “[A] prosecutor cannot attack [an] expert with non-evidence, using irrelevant, insulting cross- examination and baseless argument designed to mislead the jury.”
- “[A] prosecutor cannot attack [an] expert with non-evidence, using irrelevant, insulting cross- examination and baseless argument designed to mislead the jury.”
- prosecutor committed same type of misconduct in two cases separated by years
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Judges: Jones, McGregor, Vice-Chief, Berch, Ryan, Hurwitz
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