Can a federal and state prosecutor be found guilty of misconduct for misconduct in a criminal case?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Cooper, F067544 (Cal. App. 2015):

"The applicable federal and state standards regarding prosecutorial misconduct are well established. '"A prosecutor's ... intemperate behavior violates the federal Constitution when it comprises a pattern of conduct 'so egregious that it infects the trial with such unfairness as to make the conviction a denial of due process."' [Citations.]" (People v. Samayoa (1997) 15 Cal.4th 795, 841.) "Conduct by a prosecutor that does not render a criminal trial fundamentally unfair is prosecutorial misconduct under state law only if it involves '"the use of deceptive or reprehensible methods to attempt to persuade either the court or the jury."' [Citation.]" (Ibid.)

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