Does improper prosecutorial conduct result in criminal charges being dismissed or a determination that a conviction was unlawfully obtained?

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The following excerpt is from Powers v. Coe, 728 F.2d 97 (2nd Cir. 1984):

6 This is not to say, of course, that improper prosecutorial conduct may not result in dismissal of criminal charges, or a determination that a conviction was unlawfully obtained. See, e.g., Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 U.S. 356, 6 S.Ct. 1064, 30 L.Ed. 220 (1886).

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