How have courts dealt with errors and misconduct committed by the trial court and the prosecutor?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Lucero, 245 Cal.Rptr. 185, 44 Cal.3d 1006, 750 P.2d 1342 (Cal. 1988):
In People v. Jackson (1955) 44 Cal.2d 511, 282 P.2d 898, this court found serious errors and misconduct committed by the trial court and the prosecutor, but since the overwhelming weight of credible evidence established guilt, the judgment was reversed
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