Exoneree John Thompson on Prosecutorial Misconduct

John Thompson served 18 years in Louisiana prisons -- including 14 years on death row -- before he was exonerated in 2003.

He sued the Orleans Parish Attorney's Office in civil court and won a settlement, but the decision was eventually overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. He spoke with Innocence Project staff and students in June 2011 about his case and the issue of prosecutorial misconduct.

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[urbanverificationist]

How could the U.S. Supreme Court overturn a decision concerning the misconduct of a prosecutor? There is noting unconstitutional about suing a prosecutor so it should not come under the Supreme Courts purview.

[perfectbark]

THe long time prosecutor in Dutchess County, New York should look at who he hires ........