Let’s cut to the reforms, listed below with their headers.
Require open file discovery.
Adopt standardized, rigorous procedures for dealing with the government’s disclosure obligations
Adopt standardized, rigorous procedures for eyewitness identification.
Video record all suspect interrogations.
Impose strict limits on the use of jailhouse informants.
Adopt rigorous, uniform procedures for certifying expert witnesses and preserving the integrity of the testing process.
Keep adding conviction integrity units.
Establish independent Prosecutorial Integrity Units.
C. Judges
Enter Brady compliance orders in every criminal case.
Engage in a Brady colloquy.
Adopt local rules that require the government to comply with its discovery obligations without the need for motions by the defense.
Condition the admission of expert evidence in criminal cases on the presentation of a proper Daubert showing.
When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret.
D. Miscellaneous
Abandon judicial elections.
Abrogate absolute prosecutorial immunity.
Repeal AEDPA § 2254(d).
Treat prosecutorial misconduct as a civil rights violation.
Give criminal defendants the choice of a jury or bench trial.
Conduct in depth studies of exonerations.
Repeal three felonies a day for three years.
Let’s cut to the reforms, listed below with their headers.
Require open file discovery.
Adopt standardized, rigorous procedures for dealing with the government’s disclosure obligations
Adopt standardized, rigorous procedures for eyewitness identification.
Video record all suspect interrogations.
Impose strict limits on the use of jailhouse informants.
Adopt rigorous, uniform procedures for certifying expert witnesses and preserving the integrity of the testing process.
Keep adding conviction integrity units.
Establish independent Prosecutorial Integrity Units.
C. Judges
Enter Brady compliance orders in every criminal case.
Engage in a Brady colloquy.
Adopt local rules that require the government to comply with its discovery obligations without the need for motions by the defense.
Condition the admission of expert evidence in criminal cases on the presentation of a proper Daubert showing.
When prosecutors misbehave, don’t keep it a secret.
D. Miscellaneous
Abandon judicial elections.
Abrogate absolute prosecutorial immunity.
Repeal AEDPA § 2254(d).
Treat prosecutorial misconduct as a civil rights violation.
Give criminal defendants the choice of a jury or bench trial.
Conduct in depth studies of exonerations.
Repeal three felonies a day for three years.