The Conscience of a Prosecutor

Philosophy & Public Policy Quarterly 30 (1/2):8 (2010)
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Should a prosecutor throw a case to avoid keeping men he thinks are innocent in prison? The startling case of justice gone awry in the Palladium nightclub murder raises new questions about the role that conscience should play in lawyers ethics, when conscience presses one way but professional rules press the other.

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10.13021/g8pppq.302010.100

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