donnabherr
Junior Member
Indiana
While waiting for a hearing in the courthouse the prosecutor wanders around the lobby and sits beside the defendant without legal counsel and starts asking questions just like a "friendly" person, getting the defendant to spill their guts without knowing the person they just talked to was their prosecutor who is trying to find them guilty. In this case, for breaking city ordinances. Civil.
No Miranda rights given and no legal counsel to tell the defendant to keep quiet. Is this prosecutorial misconduct and what can be done if it is? Would a case be thrown out for this event?
Thank you!
While waiting for a hearing in the courthouse the prosecutor wanders around the lobby and sits beside the defendant without legal counsel and starts asking questions just like a "friendly" person, getting the defendant to spill their guts without knowing the person they just talked to was their prosecutor who is trying to find them guilty. In this case, for breaking city ordinances. Civil.
No Miranda rights given and no legal counsel to tell the defendant to keep quiet. Is this prosecutorial misconduct and what can be done if it is? Would a case be thrown out for this event?
Thank you!