Is there any case law in which a federal prosecutor's misconduct was so flagrant that the criminal charges against him should be dismissed?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Reyes, 577 F.3d 1069 (9th Cir. 2009):
Reyes goes further on appeal and argues that the misconduct was so flagrant that the indictment should be dismissed. See United States v. Chapman, 524 F.3d 1073, 1085-87 (9th Cir.2008) (noting that dismissal of the indictment may be warranted where the prosecutor's actions rise to the level of flagrant prosecutorial misconduct, a defendant suffers substantial prejudice, and no lesser remedial action is
[577 F.3d 1079]
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