What constitutes a substantive claim of prosecutorial misconduct?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Johnson v. Salazar, No. 2:18-cv-0988 MCE AC P, No. 2:18-cv-1977 JAM AC P, No. 2:18-cv-2580 MCE AC P (E.D. Cal. 2020):
This petition presents a substantive claim of prosecutorial misconduct in violation of Napue v. Illinois, 360 U.S. 264 (1959). Petitioner alleges that the "Prosecutor allowed false testimony or evidence into the record then refused to provide a reasonable remedy." Thompsen I,
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