Nebraska Prosecutorial Misconduct
A study of criminal appeals from 1970 to the present revealed 72 Nebraska cases in which the defendant alleged prosecutorial error or misconduct. In six, judges ruled a prosecutor’s conduct prejudiced the defendant and reversed or remanded the conviction, sentence or indictment. In two, a dissenting judge or judges thought the prosecutor’s conduct prejudiced the defendant.
Out of the six cases in which courts found the prosecutor’s conduct prejudiced the defendant, three involved improper argument or tactics at trial, two involved withholding evidence from the defense and one involved threatening a witness.
Oklahoma House of Representatives
Media Division
August 4, 2003
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An extensive summary has been compiled of measures adopted during the First Regular Session of the 49th Legislature, House
Speaker Larry E. Adair announced Monday.
The 102-page annual report, "2003 Session Highlights," was prepared by the House Research Division and shines a spotlight on significant
legislation other than appropriations, Adair related. A separate report on the state budget is being prepared by the House Fiscal Division and will be available soon, the Stilwell Democrat said.
A public document such as "Highlights" fulfills one of the Legislature's most important responsibilities, Adair said.
"As public servants, my colleagues and I have a duty to inform the public of decisions that affect them," he said. "The 'Highlights' gives Oklahomans a rather comprehensive list and summary of many of the bills and resolutions approved by the Legislature this year."
During the 2003 session of the Legislature, lawmakers introduced 1,686 measures, of which 487 were enacted into law, journals show. The Governor vetoed 12 bills and line-item vetoed one more; none of the vetoes was overridden.
The introduced legislation included measures pertaining to issues such as agriculture, energy, natural resources, business and labor, law enforcement, public schools, career technology and higher education, state courts and prisons, health and mental health, human services, children and families, public safety and transportation, revenue and taxation, technology and telecommunications, tourism, recreation and wildlife.
Adair said among the Legislature's accomplishments this session was the Oklahoma Education Lottery Act, the Military Base Closure Prevention Act, the Emergency Management Act of 2003, and efforts to comply with the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Other major legislation included a new tort reform law, restrictions on smoking in public places, and a law that will help coordinate private and public early child education programs.
Anyone who would like a copy of "2003 Session Highlights" should contact House Research Director George Humphreys by calling, toll-free,
1-800-522-8502. Oklahoma City area residents can reach Humphreys at 521-3201. His mailing address is in care of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, State Capitol, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 109, Oklahoma City 73105.
In addition, a version of the document will be available on the House of Representatives Home Page on the Internet. The Web address for the House home page is Ok. House of Representatives
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