Prosecutorial Misconduct

Al Jazeera America (Television network) (Added Author). Infobase, (film distributor.).

Summary: The 6th amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees every American the right to a speedy and public trial before an impartial jury, and the right to a defense attorney. What the 6th amendment doesn't lay out are rules for law enforcement and prosecution. In this episode, we will highlight two cases: the ongoing efforts of parolee Derrick Hamilton to clear his name after twenty years for a murder conviction fraught with alleged police and prosecutorial misconduct and another in Queens that seems to have the earmarks of prosecutorial misconduct but is not yet proven. Every American has the right to a fair trial. The System examines two cases where prosecutorial misconduct may have led to wrongful imprisonment.

Record details

Physical Description: remote
1 online resource (1 video file (46 min., 29 sec.)) : sound, color.
Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Al Jazeera America (Television network), [2015]
Distributor: New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017.
Copyright: ©2015

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released by Al Jazeera America (Television network), 2015. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on February 09, 2017.
Formatted Contents Note:	Wrongfully Convicted (2:15) -- Derrick Hamilton (4:28) -- Tyrone Johnson (2:57) -- Murder Implication (3:22) -- Case Against Johnson (2:40) -- Brady Violation (2:57) -- Hamilton's Trial (4:11) -- District Attorney Decisions (2:18) -- Hamilton's Alibi (2:12) -- Prosecutorial Immunity (4:24) -- Johnson's Second Trial (3:04) -- Fight for Justice (3:51) -- Focus on "Phantom" (3:08) -- Accountability (3:25) -- Credits: Prosecutorial Misconduct: The System with Joe Berlinger (0:07)
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Target Audience Note:	9 & up.
System Details Note:	Streaming video file. System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned.
Source of Description Note:	Title from distributor's description (Infobase, March 17, 2017)