{"id":355,"date":"2016-09-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-09-02T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/michigan-dui-prosecutor-interested-conviction\/"},"modified":"2022-10-04T13:32:26","modified_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:32:26","slug":"michigan-dui-prosecutor-interested-conviction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigan-dui-prosecutor-interested-conviction\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Your Michigan DUI Prosecutor Only Interested in Conviction?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Your Michigan DUI will prosecuted by a lawyer who is supposed to be interested in one thing \u2013 to be sure that justice is done.\u00a0 That means that if the prosecutor knows of something that shows you are not guilty of a Michigan DUI, then he\/she is supposed to let your DUI lawyer know this.\u00a0 For example, see:\u00a0 A DUI Prosecutor Must Help Prove That You Are Not Guilty.<\/p>\n<p>But not all Michigan DUI prosecutors are so ethical. And Michigan is not the only place where such problems exist.\u00a0 The state Supreme Court in California has just suspended a former Santa Clara County deputy district attorney from his law license for 4 years. This came after a three-judge panel found that Benjamin Thomas Field had \u201cdisregarded prosecutorial accountability in favor of winning cases\u201d. In other words, he would rather win cases than fight for justice.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Field not only abused his office but also violated the due process rights of several criminal defendants. While he was originally charged with 25 counts of misconduct, the bar court dismissed several charges as duplicative. Judge Purcell, one of the fore-mentioned three-judge panel, stated that \u201cField lost sight of this goal. The first, best, and most effective shield against injustice for an individual accused\u2026 must be found\u2026 in the integrity of the prosecutor.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigan-dui-prosecutor-interested-conviction\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Is Your Michigan DUI Prosecutor Only Interested in Conviction?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Your Michigan DUI will prosecuted by a lawyer who is supposed to be interested in one thing \u2013 to be sure that justice is done.\u00a0 That means that if the prosecutor knows of something that shows you are not guilty of a Michigan DUI, then he\/she is supposed to let your DUI lawyer know this.\u00a0 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