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30 Jul 2007, 6:35 am
His is one of a small but growing cadre of cases nationally in which angry and frustrated prosecutors are turning the tables on witnesses who recant. 'Without reliable witnesses, a criminal justice system just can't function,'   said Paula Dow, the Essex County, N.J., prosecutor. 'So the public has to know that for us to help them, they have to be willing to… [read post]
4 Jun 2007, 10:06 pm
  In recent years, there have been several chilling instances of witnesses being killed before they could testify, and the Essex County prosecutor has become increasingly wary of cases that lack physical evidence. [read post]
11 May 2007, 3:21 am
Bocchini Jr. voted in favor of the re-writtendeath penalty in 1982, but today, as the Mercer County prosecutor, he saysit "has become a waste of time and money. [read post]
6 May 2007, 6:52 pm
Essex County, home to 341 high-risk offenders, spends more than $1 million a year, said Paul Loriquet, spokesman for the Prosecutor's Office. [read post]
29 Mar 2007, 10:14 am
Hancock County Department of Child Services (NFP) - termination of parental rights, affirmed. [read post]
1 Mar 2007, 5:22 am
The Essex County prosecutor has an unwritten rule discouraging pursuit of cases that rely on a single witness, and those in which witnesses are not extensively corroborated by forensic evidence. [read post]
18 Oct 2006, 8:26 pm
Three counties with the largest number of cases eligible for the death penalty - Essex, Camden and Union - have among the lowest rates of cases advancing to death penalty trials. [read post]