Prosecutorial Misconduct in Nebraska: Get out of town!

Mad Minute stories from Friday, June 4th

A prosecutor and a defense attorney in Nebraska have been reprimanded for a scheme reminiscent of the Wild West in which they told two convicted criminals to get out of town and never return. On Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court issued public reprimands for Custer County Attorney Steven Bowers and Broken Bow defense attorney Christopher Wickham for carrying out the “banishment plan.” The high court said Bowers and Wickham violated rules of professional conduct and their oaths as attorneys. Under the plan brokered by Wickham and Bowers, the defense attorney advised his clients, who had been charged with felonies, to ...

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