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Abstract
In a recent New York case, People v. Klvana (N'. Y. 1926) 150 N. E. 523, Hiscock, C. J. in commenting on the evidence was induced to remark, "We are aided in this analysis by the perfectly fair attitude of the district attorney who with a commendable conception of his duties presents this case to us neither attempting to exaggerate its strong points nor trying to obscure its weaknesses." That sort of remark is refreshing. It gives renewed faith in the honesty of the administration of our criminal laws and shows that the fundamental theory that it is as much the duty of the state's attorney to attempt to confirm the claims of those who are charged with crime that they are innocent as to confirm the charges of their guilt, is a workable and a working one.
Recommended Citation
CRIMES-IMPROPER CONDUCT OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS,
24
Mich. L. Rev.
834
(1926).
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