Officer’s Brady Due Process Lawsuit Against Prosecutor Fails

Richard Roe was a veteran police officer who had served in different departments over about 17 years when he applied for a patrol officer position with the Department in July 2018. The Department, which the Court did not identify, is located within Marianne Lynch’s prosecutorial district in Penobscot County, Maine. During a polygraph examination conducted…

Officer’s Brady Lawsuit Against Prosecutor Survives

On February 8, 2017, Assistant Burleigh County (North Dakota) State’s Attorney Julie Lawyer received an anonymous letter concerning a Bismarck police officer’s destruction of evidence. The letter prompted Lawyer to review the files of all approximately 100 active, sworn Bismarck police personnel. As part of her investigation, Lawyer reviewed the file of Sergeant Robyn Krile.…