Questions -
1. Explain the concept of "discovery" and why our system of justice imposes an obligation on a prosecutor to reveal all of his evidence to the defense before trial.
2. Explain how "the desire to win" can lead a prosecutor to pursue a case that should be dropped.
3. Plea bargaining is a crucial tool in the efficient conduct of criminal prosecutions, but it is a tool of the prosecutor that easily can be abused. Under what ethical circumstances would a plea bargain be in the best interests of justice?
4. Discuss Bennett Gershman's seven reasons for why prosecutors will misbehave and the circumstances in which such misconduct often will occur.