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In Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 341 (1967), the Prosecuting attorney committed an incredibly unethical action that resulted in the conviction being reversed on appeal.

In Miller v. Pate, 386 U.S. 341 (1967), the Prosecuting attorney committed an incredibly unethical action that resulted in the conviction being reversed on appeal. The action was as follows...... The prosecutor suborned perjury by putting on the witness stand a witness that he (the prosecutor) knew was lying. The prosecutor withheld "exculpatory evidence" from the defense - Evidence that the prosecutor know would prove innocence. The prosecutor introduced a pair of "blood-stained shorts" into evidence against the accused even though the prosecutor knew that the "stains" were red paint. The prosecutor introduced a confession allegedly made by the defendant even though he (the prosecutor) knew that the confession was the result of duress and torture

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