Watches the river of the #criminalcourts flow by. Day to day, teaches at @WFULawSchool and does empirical research about criminal justice actors and metrics.
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Joined June 2009
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Prosecutors enforce criminal laws; they also have a big voice in passing those laws. "The Prosecutor Lobby" uses data from all 50 state legislatures to learn when prosecutors are most successful in their lobbying for changes in the criminal code.
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In "Neglected Discovery," Profs. Jenia Turner, @wrightrf, and @mbraun92 analyze a novel dataset that reveals that in a substantial number of felony cases, criminal defense attorneys don't review any available electronic discovery. #lawtwitter
Read here: scholarship.law.duke.edu/dlj…
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Emily Bazelon's panoramic NYT Mag article on Brady cites @JeniaTurner, Miriam Baer, Darryl Brown. nyti.ms/2uRLtNA
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I'm so proud of this work! Led by Professor Kevin Reitz as part of @RobinaInstitute's Degrees of Indeterminacy project, the reports offer a detailed look at how much someone will actually served based on a particular sentence, inc. parole release eligibility and good time rules.
We’re thrilled to announce the completion of a three-year effort to produce individual reports on the prison-release frameworks of all 50 states and D.C., as part of our Prison Release: Degrees of Indeterminacy Project. z.umn.edu/7uy9
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Thanks to our @WFULawSchool 1Ls, spending time in the community as Foundations Week wraps up. Proud of you. Get some rest before classes start Monday! #LegalDeacs #ProHumanitate
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Proud that @brooklynlaw is hosting #CrimFest! "Trials & Evidence" panel features @JuliaSimonKerr & Kiel Brennan-Marquez on demeanor, @NgoziOkidegbe on knowledge & evidence rule making, @wrightrf on intersectionality in jury selection, & @_ChristopherLau on 911 call analysis. 👏
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Aspen Leading Edge 27: @wrightrf shares with @StMarysLawDean just a couple of the projects he is currently working on including his books Criminal Procedures: Cases, Statues, and Executive Materials and The Jury Sunshine Project. bit.ly/3YKX8Z4
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Well what do you know—a memo from @wrightrf on the application of Caldwell v. Mississippi to Brooks’s case. – at Washington, DC
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Prof. @KayLevine12 just recorded a podcast for @scigalleryatl /@wabenews to promote a project she was involved in: an arcade game called "A Just Sentence" by game designer Max Woo. The game has different vignettes of crimes and players decide on sentencing for the offenders.
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Wake Forest Law’s Master of Studies in Law Program application deadline is Aug 1, 2023! The program is the perfect way to enhance skills and advance your career. #LegalDeacs bit.ly/3CnEZYw
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Finding 1: They succeed at the highest rates when they lobby for REDUCED coverage of the criminal law or REDUCED penalties.
Finding 2: But prosecutors lobby most often (and sometimes successfully) for increases.
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Perhaps our most interesting findings relate to reform prosecutors--what some call "progressive prosecutors."
We found that these candidates won *far* more often than traditional candidates.
In other words, from an electoral perspective, progressive prosecutors are a success!
You can find our study of the 200 largest prosecutor office elections between 2012-2020 here:
kb.osu.edu/handle/1811/10174…
or here:
papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.…
This finding is consistent with work I've done with @wrightrf and another coauthor. But because this is a national dataset, this paper is able to show that the trend of more contested elections has not spread outside the largest jurisdictions. Elsewhere most DAs run unopposed.
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Loving this panel featuring @cynthia_godsoe @CBHessick and @wrightrf for the #GammSymposium convened by @MaybellRomero @TulaneLaw
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Our report on state prosecutor immunity law is now live! I'll say more in days to come, but one big takeaway: some states use only qualified immunity for prosecutors, and we do not see hundreds of frivolous cases in those states. bit.ly/3Fulv6z
In most states, prosecutors are protected by “absolute immunity." But there are exceptions. Wake Forest Law's Accountable Prosecutor Project, an arm of the Foundation for Prosecutorial Accountability, has published a major report on absolute immunity law. bit.ly/3Fulv6z
This report gives state-level details about the application of absolute immunities from civil suit for criminal prosecutors. This is an early step toward change. Congrats to @Eileen_Prescott!
In most states, prosecutors are protected by “absolute immunity." But there are exceptions. Wake Forest Law's Accountable Prosecutor Project, an arm of the Foundation for Prosecutorial Accountability, has published a major report on absolute immunity law. bit.ly/3Fulv6z
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In 2021, @philadao rejected only 4% of cases brought by the police. Again, they keep filing almost everything. TAKEAWAY: if the police don’t make arrests, prosecutors can’t prosecute the criminals. Why is this so difficult to understand?!
My problem with @DA_LarryKrasner is that his office files too many cases, which critics ignore when they focus on case outcomes. Here’s some data from @ThePPIs which shows that unlike most prosecutorial offices, @philadao takes almost ever case brought to them by the police:
