I am a little late in getting to this, but there has been so much to do and write about. On June 8, Deputy District Attorney Jeff Rosen defeated incumbent Delores Carr for the coveted position of top D.A. This came with cheers and happy shouts from defense lawyers and even many prosecutors. Carr came into office vowing to rid it of corruption and manipulation. Unfortunately under Carr's tenure, things got far worse. Suppression of evidence, withholding key witness and downright lying had become all too prevalent in the office for the voters to tolerate.
To give one example, a deputy D.A. used false semen evidence to persuade a jury that the defendant was guilty of rape. In fact that was the "evidence" used by the police to coerce the defendant to confess. The DA latter used that "evidence" as authentic, which resulted in a conviction. No real semen was actually found.
In another example, the DA failed to disclose vital medical records that would have been mitigating for the defense. That DA might very well lose his license.
Carr even ordered all Deputies to boycott one certain judge because she tends to grant "too many" defense motions.
The office has been maelstrom of deceit and unfair practices. Some D.A.s refused court orders. Others ignored evidence. And all the time Carr stood by her people (the guilty ones I mean)
We hope in Jeff Rosen the office will truly be cleaned up and seek justice, not power.
Good Luck Jeff!
