Published on: Friday, May 14, 2021
District Attorney sends letter to police chief stating in light of one of your officer's misconduct, he lack credibility and my office would "be unwilling to prosecute cases in which [the] Officer has involvement in the future." Cop is fired and sues: do police officers have a right to due process or a hearing before a prosecutor decides to stop calling them as witnesses in light of multiple alleged false statements? First Circuit: We're pretty sure the prosecutor gets to make that call independently. No claim here.
The case is Richard Roe v. Marianne Lynch, 20-1702 (1st Cir. May 12, 2021).