The State of Prosecutorial Independence and Prosecutorial Discretion

Authors

Ellen Yaroshefsky, Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra UniversityFollow
John Choi
Charles Smith

Document Type

Response or Comment

Publication Title

the JustPod

Publication Date

2-2024

Abstract

Earlier this year, in February 2024, the ABA launched its Prosecutorial Independence Task Force. Two of our guests, Professor Ellen Yaroshefsky (Hofstra Law School), and John Choi (Ramsey County Attorney in Ramsey County, Minnesota), are co-chairs of the Task Force. John has the distinction of being the first Korean American Chief Prosecutor in the United States. Our third guest, J. Charles (“Charlie”) Smith III, is the State’s Attorney for Frederick County, Maryland, and is the longest serving State’s Attorney in Maryland. Charlie is also a member of the ABA Taskforce on Prosecutorial Independence, as well as the Chair of the Board at the National District Attorneys Association.

Recommended Citation

Ellen Yaroshefsky, John Choi, and Charles Smith, The State of Prosecutorial Independence and Prosecutorial Discretion (2024)
Available at: https://scholarlycommons.law.hofstra.edu/faculty_scholarship/1650