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A Maine judge found prosecutors acted in bad faith due to missed evidence, citing understaffing and systemic flaws.
A Maine judge ruled in September that District Attorney Maeghan Maloney’s office acted in “bad faith” by failing to provide discovery evidence in a drug case, citing a prosecutor’s unfamiliarity with the case and caseloads exceeding 300 cases per prosecutor.
The decision highlights systemic issues including understaffing, delayed evidence sharing, and digital complexity, with defense attorneys warning of compromised fair trials.
Maloney attributed the lapse to an email oversight and staffing shortages, while a separate case involving withheld disciplinary records for a key witness was deemed a “serious” violation by a lower court.
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court is now reviewing that appeal.
Repeated discovery failures raise concerns about justice system integrity.
Un juez de Maine encontró que los fiscales actuaron de mala fe debido a pruebas perdidas, citando falta de personal y defectos sistémicos.