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Ethics Assignment 6

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WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND JAILHOUSE INFORMANTS
Wrongful Convictions and Jailhouse Informants
Badpenny's case and prosecution process are associated with various incidences of
ethical misconduct in the judicial system. The judge handling the case already showed a sign
of biasness against Badpenny by setting her bond so high, regardless of her current financial
situation. The primary duty of prosecutors, in any case, is always to seek justice and not to
convict offenders (Jiang, 2016). Prosecutors are often blinded by their desire to win cases that
they forget about their primary mission of protecting the due process. The prosecutor in
Badpenny's case is more determined to win the case against Badpenny because he is breaking
the ethical rules governing the prosecutor's conduct by using a jailhouse informant to testify
against Badpenny.
Jailhouse informant testimony is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions
worldwide. Jailhouse informants can be described as inmates who are encouraged to testify
against other inmates and get certain benefits in return (Jiang, 2016). They are incentivized
against defendants in exchange for a reward, which can include leniency in their cases.
Jailhouse informants are often used in cases that are considered weak, lack conclusive
evidence, or lack people who can testify. In the case of Badpenny, the other police officers
she served with cannot testify against her, and there is no conclusive evidence of her crimes.
However, since the judge is more interested in winning the case, he used a jailhouse
informant to testify against Badpenny. According to Liddy Gate, Badpenny's attorney,
Heather Scandell, Badpenny's cellmate has been promised a reduced sentence for being a
jailhouse informant.
In the prologue, it is evident that Badpenny has not told her cellmate anything about
her case; in fact, she has not discussed the details about her case to anyone else but her
attorney. This is an indication that whatever Heather Scandell told the prosecutor is a lie. The

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Running head: WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND JAILHOUSE INFORMANTS Course title Student name Institution affiliation 1 WRONGFUL CONVICTIONS AND JAILHOUSE INFORMANTS Wrongful Convictions and Jailhouse Informants Badpenny's case and prosecution process are associated with various incidences of ethical misconduct in the judicial system. The judge handling the case already showed a sign of biasness against Badpenny by setting her bond so high, regardless of her current financial situation. The primary duty of prosecutors, in any case, is always to seek justice and not to convict offenders (Jiang, 2016). Prosecutors are often blinded by their desire to win cases that they forget about their primary mission of protecting the due process. The prosecutor in Badpenny's case is more determined to win the case against Badpenny because he is breaking the ethical rules governing the prosecutor's conduct by using a jailhouse informant to testify against Badpenny. Jailhouse informant testimony is one of the leading causes of wrongful convictions worldwide. Jailhouse informants can be described as inmates who are encouraged to testify against other inmates and get certain benefits in return (Jiang, 2016). They are incentivized against defendants in exchange for a reward, which can include leniency in their cases. Jailhouse informants are often used in cases that are considered weak, lack conclusive evidence, or lack people who can testify. In the case of Badpenny, the other police officers she s ...
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