After reading the article, “The Prosecutor’s Contribution to Wrongful Conviction” I found the information discussed to be interesting. As someone who wants to be an attorney following graduation from law school, it was somewhat eye opening to learn more about the role prosecutors play in wrongful convictions, especially when a lot of the focus regarding wrongful convictions seem to be on the investigators, rather than the adversarial system. I found the quote from Berger v. United States that discusses how the responsibility of a prosecutor is that “guilt shall not escape or innocence suffer” to be particularly interesting. Although the system is suppose to assume all is innocent until proven guilty, evidence suggests prosecutors often work
