To the Editor:
Re “Record Number of False Convictions Was Overturned in 2015, Study Finds” (news article, Feb. 4):
This tragic trend will not abate as long as prosecutors are rarely disciplined or punished for deliberately withholding exculpatory evidence, fabricating evidence and coercing witnesses to lie.
A district attorney, with an eye on the next election, often gives his prosecutors great latitude to ensure a high conviction rate.
It’s time that our laws are changed so that these miscreants no longer enjoy unconscionable immunity from prosecution.
ELLIOTT KANBAR
New York
