Well how about that. It looks like there are.
Found this over at Mustard Street, and cross-posting it here.
It’s good to know there are rules to prevent the District Attorney’s Office from using the power of their office to try to ruin the life of a person, innocent of the charges brought against them, clearly for political gain.
Disciplinary Rule 3.8
“The DA says he reviewed the case himself. DA Michael Green said, ‘After doing that I personally didn’t feel that the evidence we had supported a felony charge.’ ”
From the New York Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys, adopted in April 2009:
Disciplinary Rule 3.8:
Special Responsibilities of Prosecutors and Other Government Lawyers
(a) A prosecutor or other government lawyer shall not institute, cause to be instituted or maintain a criminal charge when the prosecutor or other government lawyer knows or it is obvious that the charge is not supported by probable cause.
Assistant District Attorney William Gargan, who presented the felony charge dropped yesterday by DA Green, should take note.
Mike Green needs to be sure to share this with ADA William Gargan before he leaves to run for City Court Judge.
Why did the media let Green off the hook so easily?