Tag: prosecutors

Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: A great post-incarceration resource

Recently, my office collaborated with an amazing local non-profit. Friends of Guest House is an Alexandria-based organization that helps women successfully reenter the community...

Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: Prosecutors should temper zeal with kindness

In the 2012 case of “Tuma v. Commonwealth,” the Virginia Court of Appeals made an important observation about the ethical responsibilities of prosecutors. In...

Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: Real world forensics versus the TV...

By Bryan Porter A prosecutor preparing a case has a very real conundrum to consider: How to deal with jurors who harbor unreasonable expectations about...