Bar Complaint Filed Against McCulloch

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ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A bar complaint against St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch and Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys Kathi Alizadeh and Sheila Whirley has been filed regarding the handling of the Ferguson grand jury.

Attorney and former judge James R. Dowd and attorney Robert Ramsey reviewed the grand jury transcript – including evidence, witness interviews and testimony – before a group of seven citizens and attorneys – led by Christi Griffin, founder of the Ethics Project – filed an 11-page complaint with the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Griffin says the complaint focuses on more than 15 Rules of Professional Conduct the group believes were violated, including the following:

- Presenting witnesses to the grand jury – including Darren Wilson – who McCulloch, Alizadeh and Whirley knew or should have known would make false statements, is not exhaustive.

Under Missouri Supreme Court Rule, the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel has the duty to investigate allegations of misconduct by lawyers and for prosecuting cases where the misconduct poses a threat to the public or to the integrity of the legal profession.

It is the position of the complainants that McCulloch, Alizadeh and Whirley’s conduct have done both.

- Presenting the grand jury with a legal instruction ruled unconstitutional for decades.

- Mislabeling and misplacing evidence related to key witness Dorian Johnson.

- Failing to provide specific charges to the jury after “dumping” on them thousands of pages of interviews and evidence the complainants cite as going above gross negligence.

http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2015/01/05/bar-complaint-filed-against-mcculloch/