Editing Prosecutorial misconduct (section)

{{Short description|Illegal act or omission by a prosecutor in a trial by jury}}
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In [[jurisprudence]], '''prosecutorial misconduct''' or '''prosecutorial overreach''' is "an illegal act or [[Omission (law)|failing to act]], on the part of a [[prosecutor]], especially an attempt to sway the [[jury]] to [[Miscarriage of justice|wrongly convict]] a [[defendant]] or to impose a harsher than appropriate punishment."<ref name=misconduct>{{cite web|title=prosecutorial misconduct - Legal Definition|url=http://www.yourdictionary.com/prosecutorial-misconduct|website=Webster's New World Law Dictionary|publisher=LoveToKnow, Corp|access-date=22 July 2014}}</ref> It is similar to [[selective prosecution]]. Prosecutors are bound by a set of rules which outline fair and dispassionate conduct.<ref>Bar Rules, Director of Public Prosecutions Guidelines and ''Criminal Procedure Act'' 1986</ref>