How the Delaware Law Enforcement Bill of Rights Keeps Cop Misconduct Hidden w/Kevin O'Connell, Misty Seemans, and Elliot Marguels

Mar 21

When you hear the phrase “Bill of Rights”, you like envision the first 10 amendments of the U.S. Constitution. You may conjure up the many individual liberties that are protected by that bill of rights as a way to limit the power of the government, but in some states, the government has its own bill of rights. Today on the show, Hunter spoke with three Public Defenders from the state of Delaware to discuss their law enforcement bill of rights. Kevin O’Connell, Misty Seemans, and Elliot Margules walk us through the history, implementation, and impacts of this quirky legal process that can make it exceedingly difficult for public defenders and even prosecutors to get their hands on evidence of police misconduct.

Guest:

Kevin O’Connell, Chief Public Defender, Delaware

Misty Seemans, Family Court Supervisor, Delaware

Elliot Margules, Special Litigation Attorney

Resources:

Delaware Public Defender

https://ods.delaware.gov/

Sixth Amendment Center Report on Delaware

https://sixthamendment.org/6ac/6AC_delawarereport.pdf

Delaware Call: Why we need access to police misconduct records in Delaware - PART I: The problem: How LEOBOR has kept police misconduct secret

https://delawarecall.com/2023/01/11/why-we-need-access-to-police-misconduct-records-in-delaware/

Delaware Call: Why we need access to police misconduct records in Delaware - PART II: The History: How the First State came to adopt LEOBOR