Supreme Court won’t hear appeal from Morocco native on alleged 9/11 prosecution misconduct
By APMonday, October 4, 2010
Court won’t hear appeal on 9/11 prosecution
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won’t hear an appeal from a Morocco native who wants to sue a prosecutor for misconduct.
The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Karim Koubriti. He was convicted in 2003 of conspiring to aid terrorists.
But the conviction was tossed the following year after the Justice Department said prosecutors withheld evidence from the defense.
A federal appeals court says the prosecutor can’t be sued because he had immunity. The Supreme Court refused to reconsider that ruling.
The justices planned to decide a similar case earlier this year where prosecutors were accused of misconduct. That case was settled before the high court could make a decision.
The case is Koubriti v. Convertino, 09-1322.
