Prosecutor Misconduct No. 1719267165 - 1858239923

Latoya Croxton
9500 Courthouse Road
Chesterfield, Virginia 23832

Date of Offense

May 6, 2024

Reporting Authority

This complaint has been forwarded to the Virginia Bar Association

Supporting Document(s)

Statement

Attorney Croxton (assistant commonwealth) failed to provide to the defense a “purged” criminal complaint prior to Charlotte Carter’s general district court hearing 5/6/2022, where Ms. Carter was found guilty of A&B. This charge was appealed to circuit court, and minutes before trial, the prosecutor for the appeal (not Ms Croxton) showed a photo of the criminal complaint on her cell phone (did not give a copy) to Thomas Robert’s Esq - attorney for Ms. Carter- for the first time. This criminal complaint which had not been provided to the defense by Attorney Latoya Croxton in general district, Was considered exculpatory, which is why the new prosecutor provided it to Carter’s attorney prior to trial for the appeal.

Definition of Offense(s)

Evidence that is favorable to the defendant (exculpatory) and could impact the outcome of the defendant’s case (material) is often called “Brady material” because of the seminal 1963 U.S. Supreme Court case, Brady v. Maryland.