I find it so curious that the prosecutorial creed allows no consideration for admission of error. Why does an elected governor have to make apologies for career employees who conduct themselves in an unethical, if not illegal manner.
Part of having a justice system which has integrity is to expect prosecutorial misconduct to be the end of someones legal career.
Why do we have lower courts at all any more? Remember, there was no new evidence here, just prosecutorial gamesmanship that took over 20 years to go far enough up the food chain. Funny how anyone who's been a victim of judicial or prosecutorial misconduct has to serve enough time that the original judge and prosecutor are either dead or confused with alzheimers in order to get the facts heard.
Lower Appeals Courts, for the most part, only have the authority to review a case if there was an "error of law". Appeals courts do not hear cases involving "errors of fact". They do not hear new evidence or witnesses. They only hear arguments from lawyers regarding whether due process was followed. That is why governors in state cases or the President in federal cases have the authority to grant pardons and reprieves. They may decide if errors of fact have occurred.