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Rachel Mitchell
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County Attorney of Maricopa County
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April 20, 2022

In Nov. 2022, a bar complaint was filed against Rachel Mitchell for her part in the Paul Rutherford case. [43] Defense attorneys acting for Ms. Nubia Rodriguez allege that Ms Mitchell had contributed to prosecutorial misconduct committed by Maricopa County prosecutors in an attempt to get their client convicted of negligent homicide in the death of Phoenix police officer Paul Rutherford. Prosecutors are alleged to have knowingly included false witness statements and withheld critical video evidence from the defense.

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