Mark Lindquist is an American lawyer and author. Lindquist is the elected Prosecuting Attorney in Pierce County, Washington.
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Writing career
He is the author of four published novels, Never Mind Nirvana, Carnival Desires, Sad Movies, and his most recent, The King of Methlehem, published in hardback and paperback by Simon & Schuster.
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Law career
Lindquist has been with the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office for more than 20 years. He was appointed in 2009, elected in 2010, and re-elected in 2014. His cases include the conviction of Dominick Maldonado for the Tacoma Mall shooting.
In 2015, an Associated Press review of all Washington cases that were reversed on appeal since 2012 because of prosecutor misconduct found that 17 of the 30 cases were in Pierce County. In a ruling throwing out the conviction of Darcus Allen, getaway car driver of Maurice Clemmons, the state Supreme Court determined the prosecutor "committed prejudicial misconduct" that the Court found "particularly grievous".
Lindquist's appearance on a national television program speaking about a trial in progress caused the Washington State Bar Association's Office of Disciplinary Counsel to schedule a disciplinary hearing.
The Supreme Court of Washington State ruled 9-0 against Lindquist in August 2015, concluding that public officials can't claim a blanket privacy exemption for public records created on personal devices. The court's precedent-setting decision also set guidelines for examining such records. The California state Supreme Court recently referenced the Washington ruling in a similar case.
Based on his job performance in office, The Seattle Times, Washington State's largest newspaper, called on Lindquist to resign.
Bibliography
- Sad Movies (book), 1987
- Carnival Desires, 1990
- Never Mind Nirvana, 2000
- The King of Methlehem, 2007
References
External links
- Official political website
- Author's official website
- Simon and Schuster
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