The Arizona Supreme Court has ordered that former Pima County prosecutor Kenneth Peasley be disbarred for knowingly eliciting false testimony in a capital murder case. After studying the results of a review conducted by its Disciplinary Commission, the Supreme Court noted that the use of false testimony in the trial of two men accused in a 1992 triple-murder case “could not have been more harmful to the justice system.” In their unanimous decision, the Justices stated, “A prosecutor who deliberately presents false testimony, especially in a capital case, has caused incalculable injury to the integrity of the legal profession and the justice system.” The Disciplinary Commission found that Peasley, a two-time prosecutor of the year, elicited false testimony from a detective with whom he was good friends during a death penalty case in 1993 and during a retrial in 1997. In a 2002 ruling overturning the conviction of one of the defendants, the Supreme Court said that Peasley intentionally deceived the jury to compensate for weaknesses in his case. During his 20-year career, Peasley has conducted approximately 250 felony cases, including 140 homicide cases, 60 or which were capital cases. (Arizona Republic, May 28, 2004) See DPIC’s Report, Killing Justice. See also Arizona.