This article addresses two types of conflicts of interests that arise in criminal cases: 1) when defense counsel has an employment relation to the prosecutor’s office, and 2) when defense counsel faces criminal investigation or charges. Both these situations threaten both the defendant’s representation and the actual as well as apparent fairness of the proceeding. Yet, only in extreme cases are these conflicts likely to result in a reversal of the defendant’s conviction. As a result, protection of the defendant and the fairness of the process often depends on early intervention, which allows the court to advise the defendant of the risks inherent in counsel’s situation and possibly accept a waiver from the defendant or disqualify counsel if...
Many criminal defendants who face significant sentences and are unsuccessful on appeal petition for ...
In almost any area of legal counseling and advocacy, the lawyer may be faced with the dilemma of eit...
In appellate litigation, being heard ordinarily means that each advocate will have the opportunity t...
This article addresses two types of conflicts of interests that arise in criminal cases: 1) when def...
What are the responsibilities of a prosecutor when she learns in the course of preparing for trial t...
Prosecutors, our ministers of justice, do not play by the same conflict of interest rules. All other...
This Note explores improprieties and conflicts of interest that may arise when a prosecutor’s office...
The practice of subpoenaing an attorney to appear before a federal grand jury investigating his clie...
Conflicts of interest resulting from multiple representation in criminal cases impose heavy burdens ...
Conflicts of interest are endemic to almost all prosecutors’ discretionary decisions, and are the so...
This article argues that the courts should recognize that defense counsel’s role is pivotal in crimi...
The prosecutor\u27s constitutional and ethical duty to reveal material exculpatory evidence to a cri...
How much, if at all, can a criminal defense lawyer cooperate in his or her client\u27s decision to c...
Prosecutorial disclosure of information to the defense has long been recognized as essential to a fa...
This article focuses on conflict of interest doctrine dealing with concur- rent conflict of interest...
Many criminal defendants who face significant sentences and are unsuccessful on appeal petition for ...
In almost any area of legal counseling and advocacy, the lawyer may be faced with the dilemma of eit...
In appellate litigation, being heard ordinarily means that each advocate will have the opportunity t...
This article addresses two types of conflicts of interests that arise in criminal cases: 1) when def...
What are the responsibilities of a prosecutor when she learns in the course of preparing for trial t...
Prosecutors, our ministers of justice, do not play by the same conflict of interest rules. All other...
This Note explores improprieties and conflicts of interest that may arise when a prosecutor’s office...
The practice of subpoenaing an attorney to appear before a federal grand jury investigating his clie...
Conflicts of interest resulting from multiple representation in criminal cases impose heavy burdens ...
Conflicts of interest are endemic to almost all prosecutors’ discretionary decisions, and are the so...
This article argues that the courts should recognize that defense counsel’s role is pivotal in crimi...
The prosecutor\u27s constitutional and ethical duty to reveal material exculpatory evidence to a cri...
How much, if at all, can a criminal defense lawyer cooperate in his or her client\u27s decision to c...
Prosecutorial disclosure of information to the defense has long been recognized as essential to a fa...
This article focuses on conflict of interest doctrine dealing with concur- rent conflict of interest...
Many criminal defendants who face significant sentences and are unsuccessful on appeal petition for ...
In almost any area of legal counseling and advocacy, the lawyer may be faced with the dilemma of eit...
In appellate litigation, being heard ordinarily means that each advocate will have the opportunity t...