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Criminal

Mar. 27, 2001

Defenders Rally Behind Lawyer Struck by Client

SAN DIEGO - Attorney Daniel W. Cohen expected trouble when a judge appointed him to represent accused rapist Johnny Stanley. Stanley already had been through five lawyers - the last of whom he attacked with a stack of paperwork. So it was no surprise when Stanley hauled off and punched Cohen in the face during a jailhouse meeting last November.

By Claude Walbert
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        SAN DIEGO - Attorney Daniel W. Cohen expected trouble when a judge appointed him to represent accused rapist Johnny Stanley.
        Stanley already had been through five lawyers - the last of whom he attacked with a stack of pa...

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