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Criminal

Nov. 3, 2016

Disbarred attorney claims State Bar violated his Fifth Amendment rights

Legal ethics experts say Stephen Siringoringo's attempt to dismiss criminal charges is a novel approach.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A disbarred attorney is seeking to dismiss criminal charges he faces by arguing the State Bar violated his Fifth Amendment protection against self-incrimination while it investigated him for violations of ethical rules.

Stephen Lyster Siringoringo contends the bar should have advised him while it was pursuing disciplinary charges that the agency was also providing confidential information it gath...

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