Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Jun. 15, 2010
Bar Backs Mock Trials, Focus Groups
The San Diego County Bar Association weighed in on a question about lawyers conducting mock trials and focus groups.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO - A tainted jury can lead to calls for mistrials and generate headaches for the appeals courts.
That's why the San Diego County Bar Association's legal ethics committee weighed in on a question that keeps coming up: To what degree does the California Rule of Professional Conduct, 5-320, covering contact with jurors, prohibit lawyers from conducting mock trials and fo...
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