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Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal,
California Supreme Court

Oct. 1, 2019

High court questions ex-prosecutor’s role in capital case

Eight years after successfully prosecuting a man for organizing the murder of his estranged wife, the role of a former deputy district attorney at his current law firm is being questioned by the state Supreme Court. The law firm defended the convicted murderer and is handling the appeal.

Eight years after successfully prosecuting a man for organizing the murder of his estranged wife, the role of a former deputy district attorney at his current law firm is being questioned by the state Supreme Court.

The law firm defended the convicted murderer and is handling the appeal, bringing into play a new legal ethics rule.

Alan Jackson, a partner at Werksman Jackson & Quinn LLP, was a L...

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