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Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal,
California Supreme Court

Oct. 10, 2019

Firm tells state high court it’s in bounds of new legal ethics rule

A Los Angeles criminal defense firm that hired an attorney who previously prosecuted its client for death told the state Supreme Court in a filing Wednesday that it properly walled off the attorney from involvement in the matter.

Firm tells state high court it’s in bounds of new legal ethics rule
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A Los Angeles criminal defense firm that hired an attorney who won a death penalty case against its client told the state Supreme Court in a filing Wednesday it properly walled off the attorney from involvement in the matter.

The filing was in response to the state high court’s questioning over the representation of convicted murderer James Fayed, who was prosecuted by then-Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney Alan Jackson in 2011....

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