What are the three ethical obligations of a defense attorney and what are the three ethical obligations of a?
Friday, September 25th, 2009 at
9:14 am
mothercubs asked:
prosecuting attorney. How are these obligations similar and how they are different?
prosecuting attorney. How are these obligations similar and how they are different?
The defense attorney needs to attempt to assure that the defendant receives due process, no matter the nature of his alleged crime.
The prosecuting attorney needs to attempt to assure that the alleged victim receives due process.
defence:
duty of candor,
confidentiality
cannot offer evidence that he knows to be false
communicate any plea offers to client and abide by the client’s decision
prosecution:
no confict of interest
no intimidation
no prosecution beyond crime committed – no slamming of additional charges if the others dont go thru
no plea bargain without interest of community / without loss to injured party