Do no wrong ethics for prosecutors and defenders
Peter A. Joy and Kevin C. McMunigal.
- Chicago ABA Criminal Justice Section c2009.
- xv, 217 p. 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Prosecution's role -- Are a prosecutor's responsibilities "special"? -- Why should prosecutors "seek justice"? -- New rules for scientific and exculpatory evidence? -- pt. 2. Defense counsel's role -- Has Gideon's promise been fulfilled? -- Inadequate representation and wrongful convictions -- pt. 3. Criminal practice and the media -- Trial by media : arguing cases in the court of public opinion -- Clients, lawyers, and the media -- The role of lawyers in client media campaigns -- pt. 4. Client autonomy -- Client autonomy and choice of counsel -- Counsel or client : who's in charge? -- pt. 5. Conflicts of interest -- The Supreme Court and defense counsel conflicts -- Campaign pledges to prosecute -- pt. 6. Investigation and discovery -- To tape or not to tape : secret recording -- Brother's keeper : must you protect opponent's confidentiality? -- Anticontact rules in criminal investigations -- Destroying documents -- Implicit plea agreements and issues of disclosure -- pt. 7. Plea negotiations -- Disclosing exculpatory material in plea negotiations -- Corporate privilege waivers in plea negotiations -- pt. 8. Preparation for trial -- Witness preparation : when does it cross the line? -- The alternative perpetrator strategy -- pt. 9. Litigation ethics -- Prosecutors pursuing inconsistent prosecutions -- "Thou shalt not use religion in closing argument".
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Criminal procedure--United States. Defense Criminal procedure --United States. Public prosecutors--Professional ethics--United States.