What if your lawyer was under influence of drugs at trial?
Full Question:
When you find information after the trial that your attorney was under the influence of drugs and in a rehabilitation center shortly after the trial, is this information grounds for a new trial?
What if your lawyer was talking to your co-defendant without the presence of his attorney about the case with him, is that allowed?
Can you appeal your sentence? Sentenced in Federal Court.
08/02/2007 |
Category: Courts |
State: California |
#7675
Answer:
Ethical rules generally require that in representing a client, a lawyer shall not communicate about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer. You would need to prove that drug use affected the handling of the case.