“These dynamics are spelled out in a recent article published by Prosecutorial Accountability, a nonprofit that serves as a watchdog for prosecutors and against prosecutorial misconduct. Titled “NV: Prosecutors Should Not Induce Defense Attorneys to Break Ethical Rules,” the article unpacks ways defense lawyers sometimes broker these deals with prosecutors in Nevada. A main reason they do so, the article says, is to fend off appeals based on claims made by their own clients, post-conviction, that they received ineffective assistance of counsel.“

Criminal Legal News

December 30, 2018