Protecting the Continuing Duties of Loyalty and Confidentiality in Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims

No. Panggil :	eja-21-0117
Nama Orang :	Fox, Lawrence J. Covert, Darcy Mumford, Megan






Penerbitan :	[Place of publication not identified] : Taylor and Francis - Criminology and Law, 2020

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Abstrak	The success or failure of an ineffective assistance of counsel claim turns largely on the testimony of trial counsel. It is therefore common for the government to communicate ex parte with trial counsel in order to formulate its response to such a claim. But even after the representation has ended, trial counsel continues to be bound by duties of loyalty and confidentiality to their former client, as well as the attorney-client privilege, subject to a limited waiver relative to information that is reasonably necessary to respond to the ineffectiveness claim. Because of their interests in the litigation, however, neither trial counsel nor the government is positioned to objectively decide what information is covered by that waiver. In order to ensure that trial counsel respects their ethical duties to their former client and to protect the sanctity of the attorney-client relationship, postconviction courts should prohibit trial counsel from communicating ex parte with the government. These courts should instead require that all such communications take place on the record-ideally at a deposition, but alternatively through affidavits.
001 Hak Akses (open/membership)	membership
Kata Kunci	legal ethics, professional responsibility, duty of loyalty, duty of confidentiality, ineffective assistance of counsel
ISSN	0731-129X (Print) 1937-5948 (Online)
Tahun Terbit	2020
No. Induk	eja-21-0117
Entri Sumber Data	Taylor and Francis - Criminology and Law
Entri Utama Nama orang	Fox, Lawrence J.; Covert, Darcy; Mumford, Megan
Volume, Nomor, Tahun dan Hlm.	vol. 39, no. 1, p. 23-53
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Barcode	eja-21-0117
Judul Utama	Protecting the Continuing Duties of Loyalty and Confidentiality in Ineffective Assistance of Counsel Claims
Kode Bahasa	eng
Sumber Koleksi	Perpustakaan Nasional