You are an intern in a
criminal defense attorney’s office.
You are an intern in a criminal defense attorney’s
office. You have been regularly accompanying one of the attorney’s to interview
an inmate of the local prison, who is a client.
You notice that the attorney has been requesting
continuances in his case for frivolous reasons. This has kept the inmate in
jail for a long time. You suspect this has to do with the fact that the
attorney hasn’t received full payment for his work.
The inmate discusses the problem with you, asking for
your help. Upon being approached, the attorney explains the “Confidence Game,”
or the need for putting informal pressure on clients to pay the required legal
fees.
Write a two-page analysis report analyzing the dilemma and how you
would go about handling the problem. In your report:
·
Do you think that the attorney's actions were
ethical? Express your opinion with appropriate justifications.
·
Do you think the legal code of the ABA was
broken? If so, which of the legal codes of the ABA was broken and how?
·
Explain, giving reasons, whether you feel
that a report should be filed with a higher official.
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