New Ethics Opinion on Incarcerated Defendants’ Right to Review Discovery

Published for NC Criminal Law on December 10, 2014.

Many criminal defense lawyers are reluctant to give incarcerated clients copies of discovery materials. Lawyers may worry that the materials will be stolen by other inmates, who will then use the information in the materials to bolster false claims that the defendant confessed to them. And lawyers may believe that certain clients simply should not ... Read more

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