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I've got a defense lawyer who gave a jailed, gang-member client copies of discovery on a Murder. That violation is creating some potential witness safety issues. Has anyone dealt with this and, if so, what is the remedy? Contempt? Report to the bar?
 
Posts: 64 | Location: Brazos County, Texas | Registered: February 14, 2007Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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Contempt?

Ask the judge for an order let you only provide discovery by letting defense counsel review the information as opposed to giving him copies? The downside here is that there is nothing specifically authorizing such an order.

This is one of the problems with the Michael Morton Act. There is no specified remedy or sanction for defense attorneys who violate the rules on providing materials to their clients.
 
Posts: 280 | Location: Weatherford, Texas | Registered: March 25, 2002Reply With QuoteReport This Post
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