No. 19-6814

Issac Efren Jimenez v. California

Lower Court: California
Docketed: 2019-12-03
Status: Denied
Type: IFP
IFP
Tags: attorney-client-privilege attorney-ethics attorney-representation conflict-of-interest criminal-law criminal-procedure ethics former-client legal-ethics leniency prosecutorial-discretion witness-testimony
Key Terms:
DueProcess TradeSecret JusticiabilityDoctri
Latest Conference: 2020-02-21
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether an attorney in a criminal case may subsequently represent a client who seeks leniency in exchange for testimony in a pending case against that attorney's former client?

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether an attorney in a criminal case may subsequently represent a client who seeks leniency in exchange for testimony in a pending case against that attorney’s former client? i

Docket Entries

2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-10-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2020)

Attorneys

Issac Jimenez
Aaron SpolinSpolin Law P.C., Petitioner
Aaron SpolinSpolin Law P.C., Petitioner