Legal Question in Criminal Law in California
can the laywer be jailed for malpractice for changing a key witness statement
Asked on 3/14/10, 9:12 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Edward Hoffman
Law Offices of Edward A. Hoffman
Malpractice is not a crime, so no one can be jailed for it. The act you describe (which might not even qualify as malpractice) could be criminal under a different theory, but I would need to know more about what happened.
Answered on 3/19/10, 9:17 pm
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