Legal Question in Criminal Law in Idaho

Is it mandatory to have two lawers on a capital case?

I work for a non-profit agency. One of my clients was convicted of capital murder and had ''one'' attorney on his case. He wants to know if that is legal or not.

Hope you can help.


Asked on 8/20/01, 10:32 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Gass Timothy Gass Law Office

Re: Is it mandatory to have two lawers on a capital case?

there is no law or requirement in Id that a defendant in a

murder case must have 2 lawyers. The reason that you typically see

2 attorneys representing a murder defendant in Ada County at least

is that the Ada County Public Defender's Office always double team the

prosecution in murder cases.

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Answered on 8/22/01, 5:00 pm


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