Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Montana
defending and prosocuting the same person
Can a defense attorney and a prosecuting attorney defend and prosecute a guy, then 10 years later reverse roles and defend and prosecute the same person or is that a conflict of interest
Asked on 3/09/07, 2:27 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Johm Smith
tom's
Re: defending and prosocuting the same person
After ten years, there probably isn't a conflict, but you could have an attorney go over all the facts with you to make sure you don't have a conflict here.
Answered on 3/09/07, 2:39 pm