Legal Question in Criminal Law in Pennsylvania

different types of conflict of interest

is there a conflict of interest for filling a applicant brief to the superior court late, or a law firm actively representing the co-defendent, and last using a person juvinile record now that the person is an adult


Asked on 5/22/07, 3:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Gibson John W. Gibson, Esquire

Re: different types of conflict of interest

Filing an appellate brief late is more the rule than the exception. Representing two defendants is not that unusual in a civil case, but in a criminal case it does present a conflict in most cases. As far as a juvinile record, I think that can be taken into consideration for sentencing purposes.

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Answered on 5/24/07, 9:45 am


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