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: Legal Ethics ForumA Wrongful Incarceration/Execution Exception to the Duty of Confidentiality
The Northwestern Law Review is publishing this piece by John Marshall's Colin Miller on whether the Model Rules should have a wrongful incarceration/execution exception to the duty of confidentiality. Professor Miller draws on the Alton Logan case, which we have discussed previously here and here, and concludes that such an exception (which already exists in Massachusetts) is worth adopting. I tend to agree, but with some caution expressed in the comments to this post.
Full post as published by Legal Ethics Forum on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).
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UPDATE: Davis execution blocked
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