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4-Witness-Advocate Rule
48-Criminal Defense Lawyers
A lawyer in a criminal case must withdraw after overhearing and participating in conversations about the client with the arresting officer and another police officer, because the client's and police officers' stories differ and the lawyer would have to testify about the conversation.

Copyright 2000, Thomas E. Spahn