State Bar & Bar Associations,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Oct. 14, 2016
High court weighs new prosecutor rules
The State Bar Board of Trustee's recently adopted the two of the California Rules Revision Commission's proposed amended California Rules of Professional Conduct.
Stanley Mosk Courthouse
Wendy Chang
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
Loyola Law School, 1995
Wendy is based in the firm's Los Angeles office. She is a member of the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility. She served as an advisor to the State Bar of California's Commission for the Revision of the Rules of Professional Conduct and is a past chair of the State Bar of California's Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct. Wendy is a certified specialist in legal malpractice law by the State Bar of California's Board of Legal Specialization.
On Oct. 1, the State Bar Board of Trustee's adopted the California Rules Revision Commission's proposed amended California Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 5-110, "Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor," and Rule 5-220, "Suppression of Evidence." The rules now head to the California Supreme Court for review and potential approval.
Proposed Rule 5-110 is a substantial re-write of the existing rule. Current Rule 5-110 addresses prosecutorial duties relating to probable cause in t...
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