Judges and Judiciary,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 26, 2017
Special responsibilities of a prosecutor (Rule 3.8)
If adopted, the proposed rule will not only restate the prohibition against maintaining charges unsupported by probable cause, but also create several additional obligations of California prosecutors.
Gary Schons
Of Counsel
Best Best & Krieger LLP
Public Law
655 W Broadway Ste 1500
San Diego , CA 92101
Phone: (619) 525-1348
Fax: (619) 233-6118
Email: gary.schons@bbklaw.com
U San Diego School of Law
Special Coverage
PROPOSED RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTLast October, the State Bar sent to the Supreme Court Proposed Rule 5-110. This rule was sent on its own, well in advance of the package of proposed rule changes sent earlier this year. The proposed rule is nearly verbatim to ABA Rule 3.8: Special Responsibilities of a Prosecutor.
Current Rule 5-110 is the only rule that addresses prosecutors to the exclusion of all...
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