California Supreme Court
Apr. 21, 2012
Justices OK partial gag orders on criminal defense attorneys
California trial judges can order criminal defense lawyers not to talk to their clients about hostile witness testimony under a Thursday ruling from the state Supreme Court.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
California trial judges can order criminal defense lawyers not to talk to their clients about hostile witness testimony under a Thursday ruling from the state Supreme Court.
A prejudice test must be used to evaluate such gag orders, the high court voted, 7-0, in rejecting defense claims that the orders are structural flaws that automatically invalidate a trial's outcome. People v. Hernandez,...
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