No. 19-6814
Issac Efren Jimenez v. California
IFP
Tags: attorney-client-privilege attorney-ethics attorney-representation conflict-of-interest criminal-law criminal-procedure ethics former-client legal-ethics leniency prosecutorial-discretion witness-testimony
Latest Conference:
2020-02-21
Question Presented (from Petition)
Whether an attorney in a criminal case may subsequently represent a
client who seeks leniency in exchange for testimony in a pending case against
that attorney's former client?
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether an attorney in a criminal case may subsequently represent a client who seeks leniency in exchange for testimony in a pending case against that attorney's former client?
Docket Entries
2020-02-24
Petition DENIED.
2020-01-16
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 2/21/2020.
2019-10-17
Petition for a writ of certiorari and motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis filed. (Response due January 2, 2020)
Attorneys
Issac Jimenez
Aaron Spolin — Spolin Law P.C., Petitioner