3 ms·
It seems reasonable that you first try to win a case and only invest the time required to look for these kinds of connections when it proves necessary? Especial
by Confusion 18y ago
It seems reasonable that you first try to win a case and only invest the time required to look for these kinds of connections when it proves necessary? Especially since it should rarely occur, as judges do not usually waste the governments' money in such an obvious way. Everyone and his mother understands that this will lead to a retrial.
@TomofTTB:
IANAL, but as far as I know, these kinds of conflicts of interest will cause retrials in most of western Europe.
- rbanffy 18y ago"that you first try to win a case and only invest the time required to look for these kinds of connections when it proves necessary?" No way. You look into these connections as soon as possible - it will help shape your defense - and, if the verdict favors your client, you shut up forever. OTOH, if the verdict doesn't favor your client, you go for a retrial and try to invalidate as much of the prosecution's evidence as possible. It's risky, because now everybody knows everybody's hand, but, in face of an unfavorable ruling, this seems to be the way to go. You should prepare some new evidence to clear your client.