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To: spqrzilla9; Dante3
California rules of conduct for attorneys: Rule 5200 states:

"A lawyer shall not seek to mislead the judge, judicial officer, or jury by an artifice or false statement of fact or law."

30 posted on 09/19/2002 8:12:20 PM PDT by rintense
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To: rintense
So list the false statements of fact. Where did Westerfield's attorney misrepresent the evidence presented in court? Where did Westerfield's attorney present a witness that he knew was testifying falsely? He didn't do any of those things.
34 posted on 09/19/2002 8:14:50 PM PDT by spqrzilla9
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To: rintense
California rules of conduct for attorneys: Rule 5200 states: "A lawyer shall not seek to mislead the judge, judicial officer, or jury by an artifice or false statement of fact or law."

You just don't get it. This rule of conduct 1) does not proscribe punishment if violated, ergo is unenforceable and inconsequential, 2) refers to lawyers, not DEFENSE LAWYERS, 3) does not state that posing fabricated alternate scenerios is an artifice or false statement.

See, if you were an attorney, this would be so simple.

255 posted on 09/20/2002 8:48:20 AM PDT by Thommas
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