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"Fighting fire with fire," permitted by Gentile, results in a defense motion against former lawyer's comments

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

"Fighting fire with fire," permissible press commentary by defense counsel under Gentile, Treatise § 12:8, has resulted in the defendant in a case, through later counsel, claiming the first lawyer prejudiced the client. See Boston.com's Court asked to block lawyer's actions / First 'Rockefeller' defender faulted: Lawyers for the man who calls himself Clark Rockefeller asked a judge yesterday to block jurors at his upcoming parental kidnapping trial from hearing evidence about statements made to reporters by his previous lawyer. In a repudiation of their client's prior defense lawyer, the legal team led by Jeffrey A. Denner filed a motion asking Superior Court Judge Frank Gaziano to exclude statements made by Stephen B. Hrones, the flamboyant defense attorney who represented Rockefeller for the first three months after his Aug...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on May 19, 2009 (boomark / email).