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If someone that represented you in the past as your public defender is now the prosecutor on your present case. is this conflict of interest in VA?
Asked on Apr 16th, 2012 on Criminal Law - Virginia
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So they were my boyfriends public defender a few years ago now they work for the commonwealth of VA as a prosecutor and were assigned his case and he knows alot about him from their previous attorney-client relationship that a prosecutor wouldn''t normally know about a defendant. Isn''t this a conflict of interest?
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Not necessarily. If the matter is not related, and the knowledge that the former public defender has does not unduly benefit the Commonwealth, then there may be no conflict. This is tricky - you should advise your current defense attorney.
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Answered on Apr 20th, 2012 at 6:11 PM
Please note that this does not constitute an attorney-client relationship nor is it legal advice.