Defense lawyers misconduct
A New Jersey defense lawyer (and former cop and prosecutor) has been indicted for bribery and obstruction of justice:
Clifford J. Minor, a former Essex County prosecutor who failed in a bid this year to become mayor of Newark, was indicted today on charges of bribery and obstructing justice, authorities said. . .Minor, a criminal defense lawyer who spent two years as chief law-enforcement officer for one of New Jersey's most populated counties, is accused of paying a man to lie about owning a revolver so authorities would drop charges against a convicted felon charged with gun possession.
A lawyer in Minnesota who was caught using cocaine at the courthouse while in trial has been sentenced to two days in jail, a $2500.00 fine, 240 hours of probation, and 10 years of probation.
And a lawyer in North Dakota has been disbarred for asking a client to buy cocaine for him. The attorney has been suspended since the incident in 2009, and had previous disciplinary complaints for writing bad checks and overbilling clients.
Comments
Only two days in jail for a lawyer caught using cocaine in the courthouse during a trial? Wow, seems like an incredibly lenient sentence.
Posted by: John | September 28, 2010 8:46 AM