What is the professional ethics of an attorney who acts in a conflict of interest?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jimenez, 2d Crim. No. B271066 (Cal. App. 2019):
"Professional ethics demand that an attorney avoid conflicts of interest in which duties owed to different clients are in opposition. [Citations.] A conflict of interest may arise from an attorney's concurrent or successive representation of clients with adverse interests. [Citation.]" (People v. Baylis (2006) 139 Cal.App.4th 1054, 1064.) "When a conflict arises out of the
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