From 2005 to 2015 this blog presented news items and resources relating to trial advocacy and the legal system, with a focus on Washington State. It was developed to support the Trial Advocacy Program at the University of Washington School of Law, but broadened to include appellate practice, the courts, access to justice, and related topics. It is no longer active.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Appoint New Counsel After Client Stabs One
A rape defendant in Mass. stabbed his attorney in the face and chest with a weapon made out of a piece of Plexiglas. The judge asked the lawyer to withdraw from representation so he could appoint another lawyer. And they're beefing up security for this defendant -- when he attacked his lawyer, he was wearing leg irons. Judge Wants New Counsel for Man Accused of Stabbing Lawyer, AP (law.com), March 1, 2007.
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