“State Supreme Court seems poised to set precedent for lawyer conflicts in capital case”

Jessica Mach reports in the Daily Journal about the ethical issue arising in People v. Fayed, a death penalty appeal argued last week in the Supreme Court.  The article talks about the application of recent changes in the Rules of Professional Conduct.  But, when the court first flagged the issue last year, besides the rules, it cited a statute that provides for misdemeanor liability and mandatory disbarment in certain situations where an attorney acts both in the prosecution and the defense of a case.