July 29, 2003

Legal Double Bind

Situation: You are a defense attorney whose client is charged with possessing pornography. As part of preparing your defense you have copies of the alleged pornographic material. Should you be charged with the same crime? One prosecuter thinks so. See Talkleft for the full story. It sure seems to me that you ought to be able to do your job without being subject to this kind of catch-22.

Posted by Steve on July 29, 2003
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