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MEDIA 11/24 - SATZ DOES IT AGAIN

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 The law is the law, unless you are rich, powerful, or a cop.THE WALL STREET JOURNALScales of Justice: The Right to Counsel vs. the Need to Bar Tainted Legal Fees "The criminal defense bar is closely watching the coming trial of a prominent Miami attorney, Ben Kuehne. In late 2001, Mr. Kuehne was hired by a fellow attorney to vet the source of his fees, and subsequently was himself indicted for money-laundering. The Kuehne case casts a spotlight on the challenge of how to uphold the Sixth Amendment right to counsel of one's choice while ensuring that drug defendants aren't using ill-gotten gains to fund their legal defense. To some in the defense bar, the Kuehne case points up confusion over the steps that defense lawyers need to take when accepting fees...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on November 24, 2008 (boomark / email).