Attorney conflicts of interest
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Country: United States of AmericaState: Indiana
Hypothetically: If a lawyer (as appointed counsel) representing the prosecutor has represented the defendant in a previous, unrelated case, but does not tell his current client or the court, is the lawyer in the wrong?
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