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Attorney’s Creation of a Conflict of Interest Leads to Finding of Ineffective Assistance of Counsel

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) recently provided guidance on how attorneys can comply with their ethical obligation to share discoverable evidence with opposing counsel while zealously advocating on behalf of their clients. In Commonwealth v. Tate, the SJC held that trial counsel had no ethical obligation under the Massachusetts Rules of Professional Conduct to […]