Document Type
Article
Abstract
The most ominous recent development affecting the balance of forces in the adversary system is the unprecedented attack by prosecutors on criminal defense lawyers themselves. Grand jury subpoenas to attorneys, law office searches, disqualification motions, fee forfeiture proceedings, and, most recently, IRS attempts to enforce currency-reporting regulations do not seem to be isolated occurrences or mere happenstance. Rather, perhaps inspired by Shakespeare's injunction in Henry VI to "kill all the lawyers," some prosecutors appear to have concluded that the most effective way to prevail in the battle against crime is to cripple the defense lawyers, particularly those who represent defendants in areas such as enterprise drug crimes, currency violations, and RlCO offenses.
Recommended Citation
Bennett L. Gershman, The Adversarial System at Risk, Crim. Just., Spring 1990, at 22, http://digitalcommons.pace.edu/lawfaculty/413/.
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