Legal Ethics Forum: Kentucky Supremes strike down pleas with waivers of IAC claims

The U.S. Department of Justice sometimes conditions plea bargains on waiver by the defendant of any later claim that he/she did not have effective counsel.  An Ethics Opinion in Kentucky found that created an intolerable conflict of interest between attorney and client.  The Kentucky Supreme Court affirmed.  We await the U.S. next move. - gwc
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