In Re: Michael A. Ruff v. the State of Texas

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• concluding that a remand is required where the jury 7 may have convicted on a legally invalid theory
• holding that expert testimony on “the structure and operations of organized crime families” was properly admitted
• holding that “[w]e will not infer the prosecutors’ knowledge simply because some other government agents knew about the report.”
• holding that effectiveness of replacement counsel does not justify an otherwise unwarranted disqualification; nevertheless, fact that defendant received more than competent representation was an additional consideration strongly supporting district court’s disqualification order
• noting that the defense attorney in that case \had allegedly entangled himself to an extraordinary degree\ in his client's allegedly illegal activities
• noting that the defense attorney in that case “had allegedly entangled himself to an extraordinary degree” in his client’s allegedly illegal activities

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