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In Re Stanton

Citations

  • 470 A.2d 272
  • 1983 D.C. App. LEXIS 534

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  • noting that counsel’s failure to assist client in entering plea “goes beyond neglect and rises to the level of conduct condemned by the disciplinary rule that prohibits intentional failures to pursue the client’s objective”
  • “Nevertheless, in direct contravention of his client’s often-repeated desire to plead guilty, respondent refused in open court to take any affirmative action to further his client’s desires in the matter”

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Judges: Newman, Ne-Beker, Mack

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