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· 7/14/1999

STATE EX. REL. MEANS v. King

Citations

  • 520 S.E.2d 875
  • 205 W. Va. 708
  • 1999 W. Va. LEXIS 95

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that “the approach taken in Stratosphere is the more logical and fan-approach. An attorney should be able to ensure that his or her client did not misunderstand or misinterpret a question or a document”
  • summarizing the identical provisions of the corresponding rules in the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct
  • \We presume attorneys will follow the rules of professional conduct\ with regard to discovery obligations in criminal cases.
  • “We presume . . . that lawyers will follow the ethical tenets of our profession.”
  • “[A]n attorney has an ethical duty to prepare a witness for a deposition.”

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Judges: Workman

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