Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Ramirez-Talavera v. United States

Ramirez-Talavera v. United States, 501 U.S. 1211 (1991)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-06-10
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding that a district court may permit the waiver of conflict-free counsel when a conflict has been made known to the client
  • Supreme Court Standard 503, though not promulgated, is a restatement of the common law of attorney-client privilege applied in the federal courts before the adoption of the federal rules
  • cross-examination of former clients inherently involves a conflict of interest

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Cited by
139 opinions

C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.