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Ethics Rule Requiring Post-conviction Disclosure of Exculpatory Evidence Adopted in North Carolina

In the wake of the exoneration of five North Carolina men, the state Supreme Court adopted a new ethics rule in March 2017 that requires any attorney who receives evidence suggesting the innocence of a convicted defendant to turn it over to local prosecutors.

At least sixteen other states require ...

 

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