New Jersey Supreme Court seeks Comment on the Duty of Confidentiality and Wrongful Convictions

Charles Toutant of the New Jersey Law Journal reports: The New Jersey Supreme Court is seeking input on a proposed rule change that would  , if adopted, would change RPC 1.6 to create an exception to the duty to keep client information confidential if that information demonstrates that an innocent person was wrongly convicted of a crime with significant penal consequences. The judiciary is accepting written comments through June 26 on the proposal made public Wednesday. Click through below for a link to the report of the divided Committee.

Source: OTHERWISE: New Jersey Supreme Court seeks Comment on the Duty of Confidentiality and Wrongful Convictions

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