In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Served Upon John Doe, Esq. Richard Roe, Intervenor-Appellant v. United States

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1985-04-01

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CARDAMONE, Circuit Judge, dissenting: The government’s attack on the right to counsel of one’s own choice in this case goes too far. Hypothesizing that perhaps some guilty members of organized crime evade justice because of their lawyers’ astuteness, the government attempts to justify — on the grounds of expediency — subpoenaing defense counsel before a grand jury. We balance here the aim of law enforcement off…

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