This is really starting to worry me. Defendants have learned that if they attack their lawyers in front of the jury when the case isn’t going well, they can ask for a mistrial. What’s a judge going to do, let the jury that witnessed them attack their laywer in court carry on as if nothing had happened?

That’s exactly what one Minnesota judge did and it may be the only way to deal with this growing problem (I’ve written about other cases here and here).

The appellate opinions coming out of this line of cases is going to make for some very interesting reading. I’ll report back on what I find.

Meanwhile, read the latest account here.

RP

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