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What is one condition of employment as a public defender that protects both the attorney as well as the client from instances of attorney conflict of interest?

A) the attorney must take a lie detector test
B) the attorney cannot have more than one year of experience, reducing the likelihood of a conflict
C) The attorney cannot have any other employment with the government
D) The attorney must sign a pledge of impartiality

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Answer:

C.)

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Answer:

The correct answer is C. The attorney cannot have any other employment with the government.

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As a general rule, public defenders, that is, those attorneys that the government provides to the accused who do not have the financial capacity to support their own defense, are limited in terms of their employment with respect to the government to only exercise the position of public defender, not being able to assume another position, as it is incompatible with his role as defender. In this way, it is guaranteed that the lawyer is not part of the government structure, which is ultimately the one that brings the accused to trial, thus avoiding a conflict of interest for the lawyer.

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