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STATE EX REL. S.G.

814 A.2d 612 (2003)

175 N.J. 132

STATE of New Jersey in the Interest of S.G.

Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 27, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent P. Sarubbi, Camden County Prosecutor, argued the cause for appellant, State of New Jersey (Mr. Sarubbi, attorney; Nevan Soumilas and Jack L. Weinberg, Assistant Prosecutors, on the briefs).

Saul J. Steinberg, Camden, argued the cause for respondent, S.G. (Sufrin Zucker Steinberg & Wixted, attorneys).

Susan Brody, Assistant Deputy Public Defender, argued the cause for amicus curiae Office of the Public Defender (Yvonne Smith Segars, Public Defender, attorney).

John P. McDonald, Somerville, argued the cause for amicus curiae Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers of New Jersey (McDonald, Rogers & Rizzolo, attorneys).

The opinion of the Court was delivered by LaVECCHIA, J.

In this case we consider whether a law firm may represent a defendant accused of shooting and killing another of the firm's clients. Our Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs) prohibit an attorney from undertaking representation of a client when that representation will be directly adverse to the interests of another client. RPC 1.7(a). For a two-week period, members of the law firm involved here served as the...

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