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U.S. v. BASHAM

Case No. 10-CR-20084-2.

918 F.Supp.2d 787 (2013)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. Melissa S. BASHAM, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Urbana Division.

January 11, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elham M. Peirson, Patricia A. McInerney, U.S. Atty., Urbana, IL, for Plaintiff.

John C. Taylor, Lawrence S. Beaumont, Federal Public Defender, Urbana, IL, for Defendant.

OPINION

MICHAEL P. McCUSKEY, District Judge.

An attorney may not drop one client like a "hot potato" in order to avoid a conflict with another, more remunerative client.1

Suppose a criminal defense attorney represents an individual accused of a heinous crime. The attorney negotiates the plea bargain in an exemplary fashion, and so the defendant receives 19 1/2 years in prison rather than life. Several months later, the...

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