Legal Opinion
Masters v. Gilmore
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided October 5, 2009No. Civil Action 08-cv-02278-LTB-KLMPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
BABCOCK, District Judge.
I. Introduction
Canon 5 of the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Canons of Professional Ethics adopted in 1908 provides:
The primary duty of a lawyer engaged in public prosecution is not to convict, but to see that justice is done. The suppression of facts or the secreting of witnesses capable of establishing the innocence of the accused is highly reprehensible.
In turn, Ethical Consideration (“EC”) 7-13 of the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility adopted in 1969 provides:
The responsibility of a public prosecutor differs from that of the…
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