Matter of Attorney General's Petition

ORDER

The Attorney General has petitioned the Court to amend our order in In the Matter of An Anonymous Member of the South Carolina Bar, 304 S.C. 342, 404 S.E. (2d) 513 (1991). This order reaffirmed prior rulings that it was unethical for an attorney to record a conversation with another person without the prior knowledge and consent of all parties to the conversation. See In re Warner, 286 S.C. 459, 335 S.E. (2d) 90 (1985); In re Anonymous Member of the South Carolina Bar, 283 S.C. 369, 322 S.E. (2d) 667 (1984). The Attorney General asserts this rule is causing problems in criminal…