Legal Opinion
United States v. Colorado Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 1, 1999No. 98-1081PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
The issue on appeal concerns whether Colorado Rule of Professional Conduct 3.8(f) as adopted by the District Court of Colorado may be enforced against federal prosecutors in Colorado. The rule restricts the prosecutorial practice of subpoenaing an attorney to compel evidence about a past or present client in criminal proceedings. The district court found no Supremacy Clause violation in the rule as modified to eliminate its applicability to grand jury proceedings, and held the modified rule valid and enforceable against federal prosecutors in the investigation and…
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