Legal Opinion
In the Matter of Kelli Schmidt, a Witness Before the Special April 1984 Grand Jury
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 21, 1985No. 85-1470PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Kelli Schmidt, 15, was called by the grand jury as a witness in an investigation that could implicate her mother in a plot to murder her father. Kelli's mother hired a lawyer to represent both of them. The prosecutor moved to disqualify Kelli’s lawyer on the ground that anyone representing both Kelli and her mother has a conflict of interest and that Kelli, a minor in her mother’s custody, cannot intelligently consent to such a conflict. The district court agreed and disqualified Kelli’s lawyer on March 15, 1985. She immediately filed an appeal.
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2Cases cited20 opinions
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