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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATIONProfessional
Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #23 - 02/09/1966
(11-65)
Topic: Conflict of Interest. Part-Time Public Employee
Digest: Improper for same individual to serve as both Village
Attorney and Public Defender
Canon: None
QUESTION
Is it possible for the same person to be Village Attorney and Public
Defender in a Village which maintains a Police Justice court and where
the Public Defender will be functioning in the course of his duties?
OPINION
It would not be proper for the same individual to serve both as
Village Attorney and as Public Defender if his employment includes the
duty of prosecuting.
Related Files
Conflict of Interest. Part-Time Public Employee (Adobe PDF File)
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