Limiting an Attorney’s Access to Client During Trial

Limiting an Attorney’s Access to Client During Trial
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The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to render a decision soon in a Texas case that has implications for lawyers representing clients who testify on their own behalf at criminal trials.

Matthew Mangino
Matthew Mangino
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Matthew T. Mangino is of counsel with Luxenberg, Garbett, Kelly and George, P.C. Mangino is the former district attorney of Lawrence County, Pa., and spent a six-year term on the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. He is also an adjunct professor at Thiel College, a Creator columnist, and author of “The Executioner’s Toll, 2010.”