By Thomas G. Wilkinson, Jr. and Michael P. Zabel Can joint representation with independent counsel remedy a conflict of interest? In a recent criminal case in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, a federal judge denied…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Child Abuse Reporting Laws – Penn State Scandal
By: Hayes Hunt and Brian Kint An omission, or failure to act, is a crime only where the law imposes an affirmative duty to act. Historically, the law has been reluctant to impose such duties. Yet in some instances, the law does…
Tagged with: Child Abuse Reporting Law, Cleary Act, Criminal Law, Duty to Report Child Abuse, Omissions, Penn State Scandal
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
Posted in Prosecution & Defense
