2002 Pa. Super. 164 - Commonwealth v. Sims’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “[T]he mere fact that an attorney or employee of the [public defender’s] [o]ffice has moved to the [DA’s] [o]ffice does not necessarily compel disqualification of the entire DA’s Office. Rather, courts will look closely at the specific facts of the case and any remedial measures to determine whether any actual conflict of interest exists.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2015 Pa. Super. 183 - Commonwealth v. Ford

2. “[T]his Court held that where the conflict of interest lies with the chief prosecutor ( i.e., the District Attorney), the prosecution is barred and the conflict cannot be resolved by delegating the matter to an assistant DA.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 2016 Pa. Super. 73 - Commonwealth v. Brown