52 Md. App. 550 - Young v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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4 state decisions

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1. “"Weighing the public interest in prompt and effective prosecution of criminal cases against the also important public interest of confidence in the impartiality of the prosecution, ... [the] possibility of the mere appearance of impropriety, such as existed here, does not mandate appointment of assistant counsel for the State; cf. Lykins v. State, supra, 288 Md. [71] at 85, 415 A.2d at 1119. Instead, when it appears that former defense counsel is presently employed in the prosecutor’s office the trial court should make inquiry as to whether the former defense counsel has in any manner participated in the pending prosecution, and as to whether he has revealed to the prosecutors any information obtained from his erstwhile client; see Wiener v. State, 290 Md. 425, 434-439 , 430 A.2d 588, 594-596 (1981).” Id. at 554-55 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Young v. State

2. “"[s]hould we adopt the per se rule urged by Young, considerable difficulties could arise in the prosecution of any case in which a former defense counsel has later joined the prosecutorial staff, despite lack of participation in the prosecution by the former defense counsel, and despite lack of any disclosure of confidential information.” Id. at 553 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Young v. State