Imagine being convicted of murder and later finding out that, during the trial, your lawyer was preoccupied with his own criminal prosecution. It happened to Mylee Cottle, and he's seeking a new trial on the ground that the lawyer's penal proceedings -- involving the same county prosecutor -- made for a conflict of interest as well as ineffective assistance. Before Cottle's trial, his lawyer, solo Steven Olitsky, was indicted for stalking and was also under investigation by the Office of Attorney Ethics.
October 24, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Imagine being convicted of murder and later finding out that during the trial, your lawyer was preoccupied with his own criminal prosecution.
It happened to a Newark, N.J., man, Mylee Cottle, and he’s seeking a new trial on the ground that the lawyer’s penal proceedings — involving the same county prosecutor — made for a conflict of interest as well as ineffective assistance of counsel.
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