Perhaps someone in California ought to file a complaint with the state Bar Association about the statements Richard C Cheng of the US Attorney's office in San Diego made. From to the decision:
Quoting the Cheng submission: [...] The United States denied each and every...
The judge: This allegation is simply not true.
[snip]
Again, this is simply not true.
[snip]
This statement was completely untrue.
From the California Bar Rules of Professional Conduct (Section 5-200):
In presenting a matter to a tribunal, a member:
[snip]
(B) Shall not seek to mislead the judge, judicial officer, or jury by an artifice or false statement of fact or law;
Looks pretty straightforward to me. It wasn't a US court, but it clearly was a "tribunal" and one that he was communicating with in his official capacity as a lawyer and as Assistant US Attorney.
He should be fired from the US Attorney's office at the very least, if not disbarred.
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Perhaps someone in California ought to file a complaint with the state Bar Association about the statements Richard C Cheng of the US Attorney's office in San Diego made. From to the decision: ...
Quoting the Cheng submission: [...] The United States denied each and every
The judge: This allegation is simply not true.
[snip]
Again, this is simply not true.
[snip]
This statement was completely untrue.
From the California Bar Rules of Professional Conduct (Section 5-200):
In presenting a matter to a tribunal, a member:
[snip]
(B) Shall not seek to mislead the judge, judicial officer, or jury by an artifice or false statement of fact or law;
Looks pretty straightforward to me. It wasn't a US court, but it clearly was a "tribunal" and one that he was communicating with in his official capacity as a lawyer and as Assistant US Attorney.
He should be fired from the US Attorney's office at the very least, if not disbarred.