Nix v. Whiteside, No. 84-1321 (U.S. Supreme Court) (475 U.S. 157; 106 S.Ct. 988) (February 26, 1986) (Justice Burger)
In this seminal case, a defense attorney balked at his client's insistence on committing perjury, and on appeal to the Supreme Court the issue addressed was whether the Sixth Amendment right of a criminal defendant to assistance of counsel is violated when an attorney refuses to cooperate with the defendant ...
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