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Whose Debevoise CJA Lawyer Wants To Be
Prosecutor Asks For Curcio Counsel
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon
BBC
- Guardian
UK - Honduras
- ESPN
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 6 – Adea Byrd, charged
with Hobbs Act robbery, was
assigned as his legal
representative the white shoe
law firm of Debevoise &
Plimpton LLP.
Then his
Debevoise lawyer Eric W.
Silverberg decided to apply to
become a
prosecutor.
On February
5, U.S. District Court for the
Southern District of New York
Judge Victor Marrero held a
Curcio hearing. Inner City
Press covered it. Judge
Marrero asked Byrd the
requisite questions but things
did not go smoothly.
First, Byrd said
he had known that Silverberg
wanted to be a prosecutor -
but not with the same SDNY
office that charged
him. Then when
asked if he would like to
discuss the conflict with
another, non conflicted
lawyer, Byrd said Yes.
Judge
Marrero arranged for the day's
CJA duty lawyer to talk with
Byrd. Another Devevoise lawyer
said maybe just Silverberg
could step away. We'll see.
The case is US v.
Byrd et al., 20-cr-357
(Marrero)
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