Lawyer of the Day: Kennan M. DeWitt
Kennan DeWitt is an assistant prosecutor in Michigan who has gotten himself into a sticky situation. He met with a woman he had successfully prosecuted while she was out on a work-release program. At her motel.
(Note to self: try not to arrange meetings at motels, due to the sleazy overtones.)
From ABC 12:
An assistant Genesee County prosecutor has been suspended without pay after authorities say he planned to meet a woman for sex who he put behind bars in a $1.1 million embezzlement case.On Friday, prosecutor David Leyton announced that 46-year-old Kennan M. DeWitt was under police investigation for what authorities called "inappropriate contact" with 44-year-old Dana Bacon.
DeWitt denies the allegations. It seems like resentment over being sent to prison deter romantic feelings between the two. But weirder things have certainly happened.
"Allegations that a hotel room is involved and an allegation that when police showed up at a hotel room, that the assistant prosecutor ran," said Lapeer County Prosecutor Byron Konschuh. "All those are not good signs."
Indeed. For future "consultations" with defendants, what's wrong with the local Starbucks?
Prosecutor in Montrose embezzlement case suspended [ABC 12]
(17) Comments
Go Blue!
nice!
The case was over... do prosecutors have some kind of ongoing ethical obligation not to bang people they put behind bars in the past?
*re-opens CMR*
I mean, how could he resist? Dana Bacon is just so damn fine.
http://www.weyi.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=25685
Fine, I tell you! Fine!
4th!
I mean, how could he resist? Dana Bacon is just so damn fine.
http://www.weyi.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=25685
Fine, I tell you! Fine!
Mmmm, illicit Bacon...
Has anyone seen this? One of my classmates just emailed me the link. Looks like an extremely poor man's ATL.
www. t14law.blogspot.com
I realize that it is against the rules of professional conduct to have sexual relations with your client, but what about opposing counsel's client?
Was it as bad as this: http://www.komonews.com/news/6877032.html
"I realize that it is against the rules of professional conduct to have sexual relations with your client, but what about opposing counsel's client."
Dude, it is totally not cool to have contact with an opposing party who is represented by an attorney w/o the attorney's presence. Make of that what you will.
Kash, let me be the first to say that many of your ATL fans here are probably disappointed you won't be meeting them at motels in the future.
2:48 - hypothetically speaking and for academic and entertainment purposes; suppose the case has been adjudicated, there is no appeal pending; the defendant is out of confinement and supervision; and the prosecutor works for a law firm; what is the conflict of interest?
Kash, what do you need journalism school for? You're already a living legend. Just stay with us at ATL and grow old writing posts about S&M parties and law firm antics. You can marry the first of us to make partner.
I wouldn't really see a conflict there w/o making up other facts.
"DeWitt's lawyer Frank J. Manley says DeWitt was trying to counsel Bacon and says his client's actions would be understood once they are placed in the proper context."
Go on...
Dana Bacon looks like an older Chelsea Clinton.
Is this guy married? Why didn't he just bring home the Bacon?
(is this thing on...?)