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ìàFORMAL€ETHICS€OPINION€84„F„73(a)ˆÌ________________________________________________________________________ÌÌà  àFormal€Ethics€Opinion€84„F„73€was€issued€by€the€Board€of€ProfessionalÏResponsibility€on€June€13,€1984,€arising€out€of€a€criminal€case€wherein€the€defendant€wasÏcharged€with€first€degree€murder.€€The€defendant€objected€to€any€efforts€or€actions€byÏappointed€defense€counsel€in€his€behalf€against€the€imposition€of€the€death€penalty€in€theÏevent€that€a€guilty€verdict€was€returned€in€the€guilt€phase€of€the€trial€and€instructedÏappointed€defense€counsel€to€neither€investigate€nor€present€mitigating€evidence€in€theÏpenalty€phase€of€the€trial.€€The€defendant€was€adjudged€competent€to€stand€trial.€€TheÏappointed€counsel€sought€guidance€from€the€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€prior€toÏtrial€regarding€their€ethical€responsibilities.€€The€advice€given€resulted€in€Formal€EthicsÏOpinion€84„F„73,€in€part,€as€follows:ÌÌà8  àà8` Ð Ð àCounsel€should€fully€inform€the€accused€of€his€legal€right€toÏconduct€a€defense€of€his€choice€as€guaranteed€by€theÏConstitution.€€The€accused€should€be€fully€advised€by€counselÏthat€his€rights€and€interests€are€in€conflict€with€counselððsÏmoral€beliefs€and€ethical€responsibilities.€€In€event€theÏaccused€maintains€his€insistence€on€no€actions€or€argumentsÏon€his€behalf€against€the€death€penalty€being€imposed,€thenÏcounsel€should€advise€the€accused€that€a€motion€to€withdrawÏfrom€those€portions€of€the€trial€will€be€filed€with€the€court.€ÏThe€consequences€of€this€action€should€be€fully€explained€toÏthe€accused.€€The€court€should€be€fully€informed€of€theÏconflicts€between€counsel€and€the€accused.€€Counsel€shouldÏseek€an€adjudication€that€the€accused€is€competent€toÏrepresent€himself€during€the€voir€dire€examination€ofÏprospective€jurors€and€the€penalty€stages€of€the€trial€or€anyÏother€portion€of€the€trial€where€the€conflict€is€imminent.€ÏCounsel€should€move€the€court€to€withdraw€fromÏrepresentation€during€the€portion€of€the€trial€where€theÏconflict€is€manifested.€€In€the€event€the€court€fails€to€›grantÐ ”+ä&& Ðsuch€motions,€the€attorney€should€seek€anÐ ` x` x ÐÌòòFormal€Ethics€Opinion€84„F„73(a)óóÐ ¼  Ð________________________________ÌÌ€à8  àà8` Ð Ð àimmediate€review€by€the€appellate€court.И è` x` x ÐÌÒe°Òà ½ àAppointed€counsel€did€not€withdraw€from€further€representation€of€the€defendant,Ïas€advised€by€the€Board,€but€proceeded€to€represent€the€defendant€in€all€phases€of€the€trial.€ÏThe€defendant€was€found€guilty€of€first€degree€murder€in€the€guilt€phase.€€Pursuant€to€theÏdefendantððs€instructions,€appointed€counsel€did€not€present€any€mitigating€evidence€in€theÏpenalty€phase.€€Appointed€counsel€did€not€advise€the€court€of€the€defendantððs€instructions.€ÏThe€death€penalty€was€imposed.ÌÌà ½ àThe€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee€considered€Formal€Ethics€Opinion€84„F„73€inÏòòÔ_Ô¢Zagorski£Ô_Ô€v.€Stateóó,€1998€Lexis€717€(12„7„98),€(Tenn.€1998),€on€appeal€of€the€denial€of€theÐ Ô$ Ðdefendantððs€petition€for€post„conviction€relief.€€The€court€held€that€no€grounds€existed,Ïpursuant€to€Ô_ÔDRÔ_Ô€2„110(b),€which€required€mandatory€withdrawal€of€the€appointed€defenseÏcounsel.€€The€court€noted€that€the€defendant€had€never€expressed€a€desire€to€discharge€hisÏappointed€counsel,€that€there€was€no€evidence€that€counselsðð€services€were€meant€to€causeÏharm€to€another€person€or€that€the€representation€would€result€in€the€violation€of€aÏDisciplinary€Rule€and€that€even€if€counsel€had€sought€to€withdraw,€such€action€would€haveÏrequired€permission€from€the€trial€court.€€Tennessee€Code€Annotated,€ðð€40„14„205€(1984);ÏTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€8;€Ô_ÔDRÔ_Ô€2„110(A)(1).€€The€court€stated:ÌÌà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àWe€recognize€the€professional,€personal,€and€moral€conflictsÏthat€lawyers€encounter€when€representing€a€defendant€whoÏchooses€to€forego€the€use€of€mitigating€evidence.€ÏNevertheless,€we€must€preserve€a€competent€defendantððs€rightÏto€make€the€ultimate€decisions€in€his€or€her€case€once€havingÏbeen€fully€informed€of€the€rights€and€the€potential€Ô_Ô¢consequen£Ô_Ô„Ð  x x Ðà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àÔ_Ô¢ces£Ô_Ô€involved.Ð  x x ÐÌà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àIn€prospective€cases,€when€a€defendant,€against€his€counselððsÏadvice,€refuses€to€permit€the€investigation€of€mitigatingÏevidence,€counsel€must€inform€the€trial€court€of€theseÏcircumstances€on€the€record,€outside€the€presence€of€the€jury.€ÏThe€trial€court€must€then€take€the€following€steps€to€protect€theÏdefendantððs€interests€and€to€preserve€a€complete€record:Ð^+®&& x x ÐÑ*Ñâ âÑ8€·œ‹‹d‹‹d8Ñâ âÑ  ÑœÌÓL€ 5h(# LÓÝ ‚ó¿ ÝÝ  Ýà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àÝ‚ó¿*ÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú1Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0m  x xàÝ  ÝInform€the€defendant€of€his€right€to€present€mitigating݃ó¿*u݌жm xm x ÐŒÝ  ÝòòFormal€Ethics€Opinion€84„F„73(a)óóà8  àм pp Ð________________________ÌÌà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àevidence€and€make€a€determination€on€the€record€whether€theÏdefendant€understands€this€right€and€the€importance€ofÏpresenting€mitigating€evidence€in€both€the€guilty€phase€andÏsentencing€phase€of€trial;Ð  x x ÐÌÝ ‚ó¿ ÝÝ  Ýà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àÝ‚ó¿¼ÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú2Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0m  x xàÝ  ÝInquire€of€both€the€defendant€and€counsel€whether€theyÐ ¶  Ðhave€discussed€the€importance€of€mitigating€evidence,Ïthe€risks€of€foregoing€the€use€of€such€evidence,€and€theÏpossibility€that€such€evidence€could€be€used€to€offsetÏaggravating€circumstances;€and݃ó¿¼ÝŒÐ m xm x ÐŒÝ  ÝÌÝ ‚ó¿ ÝÝ  Ýà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àÝ‚ó¿³ÝÔ25hÔÚ  Ú3Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0m  x xàÝ  ÝAfter€being€assured€the€defendant€understands€theÐ Ú* Ðimportance€of€mitigation,€inquire€of€the€defendantÏwhether€he€or€she€desires€to€forego€the€presentation€ofÏmitigating€evidence.݃ó¿³þ݌Рm xm x ÐŒÝ  ÝÌà8 ½ àà8 ½Ð ½Ð àà m àThis€procedure€will€insure€that€the€accused€hasÏintelligently€and€voluntarily€made€a€decision€to€foregoÏmitigating€evidence.€€Trial€judges,€however,€shall€not€inquireÏof€counsel€as€to€the€content€of€any€known€mitigating€evidence.€ÏTo€hold€otherwise€would€potentially€force€counsel€to€actÏagainst€the€clientððs€wishes€and€would€risk€the€disclosure€ofÏprivileged€or€confidential€information.Ð  x x ÐÌà ½ àAccordingly,€when€a€defendant€instructs€defense€counsel€not€to€investigate€orÏpresent€mitigating€evidence,€defense€counsel;€1)€is€not€required€to€withdraw€from€furtherÏrepresentation€of€the€defendant€in€the€absence€of€factors€set€forth€in€Ô_ÔDRÔ_Ô€2„110(B);€2)€mustÏotherwise€advise€the€defendant€as€provided€in€Formal€Opinion€84„F„73€quoted€above;€Ì3)€must€seek€a€determination€regarding€whether€the€defendant€is€competent€to€make€aÏdecision€to€forego€such€evidence;€4)€must€follow€the€procedure€set€forth€in€òòÔ_ÔZagorskiÔ_Ôóó,€asÐ F'–"" Ðquoted€above;€and€5)€must€not€make€known€to€the€court€or€the€prosecution€the€content€ofÏany€known€mitigating€evidence.€€This€revised€opinion€is€intended€to€bring€the€Boardððs€ÌÌÐ ^+®&& ЇÌÌòòFormal€Ethics€Opinion€84„F„73(a)Ð ¼  Ðóó_______________________________Ð ŒÜ ÐÌformer€ethics€opinion€in€conformity€in€all€respects€to€the€recent€òòÔ_ÔZagorskiÔ_Ôóó€ruling€of€theÐ ˜ è ÐSupreme€Court.€€Formal€Opinion€84„F„73€is€amended€accordingly.ÌÌà ½ àà  àà m àà Å àà  àà u àà Í àETHICS€COMMITTEE:ÌÌà ½ àà  àà m àà Å àà  àà u àà Í àòòJack€W.€Robinson,€Sr.,€ChairÐ ¶  ÐÌà ½ àà  àà m àà Å àà  àà u àà Í àMcDonald€Williams,€Ô_ÔPh.DÔ_ÔÌÌà ½ àà  àà m àà Å àà  àà u àà Í àMichelle€A.€BenjaminÌÌà ½ àà  àà m àà Å àà  àà u àà Í àKim€A.€Ô_ÔMcMillanÔ_ÔÌÌÌà@A A ÆàAPPROVED€AND€ADOPTED€BY€THE€BOARDˆÌà ½ àÌóóÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÐ ^+®&& ЇÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌÌ