Court Opinion

ID: 9757811
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-28 23:00:00.401201+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:28:44.670365
License: Public Domain

HUTCHINSON, Justice,
concurring.
I agree with the majority that the facts in this case are readily distinguishable from those in Commonwealth v. Lowery, 501 Pa. 124, 460 A.2d 720, No. 80-3-467, wherein we found a conflict in an appellate attack by a District Attorney on his own conduct of the defense. No conflict of any kind exists here. I, therefore, concur in the result.
Since the cases are so clearly distinguishable, I find it unnecessary to discuss or comment on the difficult issue of whether we should adopt different and possibly looser standards of ethical conduct for government as opposed to private lawyers.
I also believe we should not imply or even hint that the appearance of impropriety is generally excusable.
FLAHERTY, J., joins in this opinion.