U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Oct. 2, 2012
9th Circuit grants defendant relief because of poor plea bargain advice
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, citing a pair of months-old U.S. Supreme Court opinions, granted Friday a man's petition to pursue his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel in an evidentiary hearing.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Ever since a judge sentenced Tyrone Wayland Miles to 25 years to life in prison for passing a bad check under the state's three-strikes law, Miles has claimed his court-appointed attorney erroneously advised him to reject a plea offer of six years imprisonment.
But the state Supreme Court rejected Miles' habeas petition, and a federal judge said Miles couldn't demonstrate t...
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