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Constitutional Law

Jun. 28, 2006

Scalia Joins Liberal Wing, Backs Right to Have Lawyer of Choice

WASHINGTON - Endorsing the notion that no two lawyers are alike, a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a paying defendant in Missouri should get a new trial because he was wrongly denied the lawyer of his choice, a Southern

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      WASHINGTON - Endorsing the notion that no two lawyers are alike, a deeply divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday that a paying defendant in Missouri should get a new trial because he was wrongly denied the lawyer of his choice, a Southern California criminal defense attorney.
      Writing for a 5-4 court, Justice Antonin Sc...

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