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Criminal

Nov. 28, 2000

Court Eyes Ineffective-Counsel Rules

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will consider this week just how "ineffective" attorneys must be for their convicted clients to prevail on an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim made in a habeas petition.

By David F. Pike
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court will consider this week just how "ineffective" attorneys must be for their convicted clients to prevail on an ineffective-assistance-of-counsel claim made in a habeas petition.
        Before th...

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