U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jun. 17, 2010
Convict May Prove Inadequate Defense
A Los Angeles man serving a life term for murder and attempted murder will get a chance to prove his trial lawyer bungled his defense, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A Los Angeles man serving a life term for murder and attempted murder will get a chance to prove his trial lawyer bungled his defense, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
Despite repeated requests from the defendant, the lawyer failed to call to the witness stand, or even to interview, the survivor of a deadly July 2002 shooting outside a liquor store south of the L...
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