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Appellate Practice

Apr. 5, 2001

DeathCounsel Fined $500 for Failing to File Opening Brief

LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court cited and fined one appellate lawyer for contempt and threatened two others Tuesday for overdue briefs in death penalty cases.

By Peter Blumberg
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        LOS ANGELES - The California Supreme Court cited and fined one appellate lawyer for contempt and threatened two others Tuesday for overdue briefs in death penalty cases.
        The court found Iowa attorney Jeffrey Garland in contempt and fined him $500 fo...

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