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Criminal

Nov. 20, 1998

Judge: Defense Attorney Was Ineffective

VENTURA - A Ventura County Superior Court judge set aside the 1996 guilty verdict and subsequent life sentence of a gang-related shooting defendant Tuesday, saying the defense attorney in the case provided ineffective counsel.

By Tamara Koehler
Special to the Daily Journal
        VENTURA - A Ventura County Superior Court judge set aside the 1996 guilty verdict and subsequent life sentence of a gang-related shooting defendant Tuesday, saying the defense attorney in the case provided ineffective counsel.
        In a 24-page ruling ...

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