Appellate Practice
Oct. 10, 1998
Rehearing Set After Defendant Serves 16 Years
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a defense lawyer's preparation for a murder trial - a cursory review of the preliminary hearing transcript and a brief interview with the client --- amounted to ineffective assistance of counsel and required further hearings to see if a reversal of the defendant's conviction was warranted.
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