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Criminal

Sep. 17, 1998

Counsel, Despite Vacation Plans, Held Effective in Plea-Bargain

A state appeal panel has held that a murder defendant, who claimed his vacation-bound lawyer was pushing him to agree to a plea bargain, was not denied effective representation when barred from changing lawyers on the eve of trial.

By Anna Marie Stolley
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        A state appeal panel has held that a murder defendant, who claimed his vacation-bound lawyer was pushing him to agree to a plea bargain, was not denied effective representation when barred from changing lawyers on the eve of trial.
        The defendant...

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