U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 20, 2012
U.S. Supreme Court decisions
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Abandoned by lawyers, prisoner gets second chance
The U.S. Supreme Court excused Wednesday an Alabama death row inmate for missing a procedural deadline on his habeas corpus application because his pro bono lawyers from a white-shoe firm completely abandoned him.
The 7-2 ruling overturns the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that Cory Maples was barred from challenging his murder conviction because he didn't file the pr...
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