Criminal
Dec. 15, 2004
Concession of Guilt Doesn't Affect Rights
WASHINGTON - A Florida death-row inmate was not denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel when his attorney conceded his guilt at trial, without the inmate's consent, in an attempt to spare the man from the death penalty, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Monday.
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