U.S. Supreme Court
Jul. 1, 2008
Court Closes With Action on 9th Circuit Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a federal appeals court went too far in ruling that a California murder defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel because his lawyer withdrew an insanity plea.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether a federal appeals court went too far in ruling that a California murder defendant received ineffective assistance of counsel because his lawyer withdrew an insanity plea.
It is one of two new cases the high court accepted from the San F...
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