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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.

By Brent Kendall
Daily Journal Staff Writer
This article appears on Page 5

      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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