U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Mar. 30, 2016
9th Circuit excoriates Bakersfield attorney
Court finds evidence of 'obstinate incompetence' in lawyer's representation of habeas client.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals excoriated a Bakersfield attorney Monday while remanding a convicted murderer's habeas petition back to a federal judge in Fresno.
The three-judge panel found U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill abused his discretion when he concluded that Gregory H. Mitts, a sole practitioner, did not abandon his client, Rowan Brooks. Brooks...
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