Apr. 30, 2015
Convicted murderer should get another chance due to lawyer's poor performance
A convicted murderer would have been better off representing himself based on how poorly his attorney handled his petition for writ of habeas corpus, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A convicted murderer would have been better off representing himself, based on how
poorly his attorney handled his petition for writ of habeas corpus, a 9th U.S. Circuit
Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday.
The attorney, Joseph J. Wiseman of Davis, "assumed a duty of the highest order" when
he took on the c...
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