Criminal
Sep. 11, 1999
After 17 Years, Man's Plea Of Injustice Yields Results
It's been a long, steep road for Billy Carl Turner since he was convicted in 1982 of setting a sleeping man afire and killing him. That road may be approaching an end, however, after U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer last week overturned Turner's conviction because he received ineffective assistance of counsel - at both his trial and on appeal. Turner v. Duncan , CV 95-0079-MRP (RC).
That road may be approaching an end, however, after U.S. District Judge Mariana Pfaelzer last week overturned Turner's co...
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