Supreme Court Rejects ‘Nothing to Lose’ Standard for Ineffective Assistance Claim | ABA Journal

Mar 24, ’09 10:37 AM
Author ti Categories little imbroglios

The opinion (PDF) by Justice Clarence Thomas said that the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals had improperly determined that the legal advice was ineffective because the lawyer had nothing to lose by offering the defense. @

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