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Federal Court Refuses to Reverse Conviction Based on Contingency Fee Agreement
Contingency fees in criminal cases are not only frowned upon, they are “per se unethical.” See, People v. Winkler 71 NY2d 592 (1988), where the NY Court of Appeals stated: “These arrangements are thus...
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Supreme Court Decides Unethical Lawyer Was Not Ineffective
The recent overturning of Michael Skakel’s conviction in the Martha’s Vineyard murder of Martha Moxley has brought a lot of attention to “ineffective assistance of counsel” claims. The case raised a...
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Inmate’s Own Motion Gets New Trial 22 Years After His Conviction
The value of persistence and perseverance is shown in the case of People v. Jarvis a decision rendered today by the Fourth Department, a NY Appellate Court covering several Upstate counties. 22 years...
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Get It Right The First Time- Successful Appeals for Bad Lawyering are Rare
The Supreme Court’s first decision of its new term highlighted the rarity of winning an appeal based on ineffective assistance of counsel. In Maryland v. Kulbicki the Supreme Court overturned...
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Federal Court Refuses to Reverse Conviction Based on Contingency Fee Agreement
Contingency fees in criminal cases are not only frowned upon, they are “per se unethical.” See, People v. Winkler 71 NY2d 592 (1988), where the NY Court of Appeals stated: “These arrangements are thus...
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Supreme Court Decides Unethical Lawyer Was Not Ineffective
The recent overturning of Michael Skakel’s conviction in the Martha’s Vineyard murder of Martha Moxley has brought a lot of attention to “ineffective assistance of counsel” claims. The case raised a...
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Inmate’s Own Motion Gets New Trial 22 Years After His Conviction
The value of persistence and perseverance is shown in the case of People v. Jarvis a decision rendered today by the Fourth Department, a NY Appellate Court covering several Upstate counties. 22 years...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Get It Right The First Time- Successful Appeals for Bad Lawyering are Rare
The Supreme Court’s first decision of its new term highlighted the rarity of winning an appeal based on ineffective assistance of counsel. In Maryland v. Kulbicki the Supreme Court overturned...
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