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In Twisted Tale, Death Penalty Tossed due to Bad Lawyer


— October 18, 2005

Forget the stoner judge and the fact that Warren Summerlin’s first defense lawyer hooked up with the prosecutor. It was Summerlin’s incredibly bad lawyer that gave the 9th Circuit reason to jettison Summerlin’s death sentence Monday in an en banc ruling.

I think this one speaks for itself. Details are here from The Recorder via Law.com. Or read the almost unbelievable case for yourself, live from the Ninth Circuit.


Forget the stoner judge and the fact that Warren Summerlin’s first defense lawyer hooked up with the prosecutor. It was Summerlin’s incredibly bad lawyer that gave the 9th Circuit reason to jettison Summerlin’s death sentence Monday in an en banc ruling.

I think this one speaks for itself. Details are here from The Recorder via Law.com. Or read the almost unbelievable case for yourself, live from the Ninth Circuit.

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