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Article: Supreme Court takes case on death penalty
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- November 19, 2002
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Supreme Court takes case on death penalty, ineffective counsel
Justices could spell out inmates' legal rights
By GINA HOLLAND Associated Press
Tuesday, November 19, 2002
Washington -- The Supreme Court opened a fresh inquiry Monday into
bad lawyering and the death penalty, accepting a case that could give
justices a chance to spell out when inmates can claim that poor
representation led to conviction.
The court already sided with prosecutors twice this year in
ineffective-counsel cases. The latest appeal is less procedural and
gives the justices a better opportunity to deal with the rights of
people who face execution.
Defendants in capital cases often cannot afford to hire lawyers,
so ...