The Supreme Court ruled against a death row inmate Monday who directed his lawyer not to present evidence that could spare him and then argued on appeal that the attorney was ineffective. The Court reversed a 9th Circuit decision granting twice-convicted killer Jeffrey Landrigan a hearing on his claim that his lawyer did not do enough to ward off the death sentence. The appeals court should have deferred to lower court rulings against Landrigan, Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority.
May 15, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
The U.S Supreme Court ruled against a death row inmate Monday who directed his lawyer not to present evidence that could spare him and then argued on appeal that the attorney was ineffective.
The Court reversed a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision granting twice-convicted killer Jeffrey Landrigan a hearing on his claim that his lawyer did not do enough to ward off the death sentence.
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