E-Filing Snafu Leads to PR Nightmare, Misconduct Allegations by Attorneys
The e-filing mistakes might have been what caused a judge inadvertently to sign a proposed findings and recommendations to release a convicted murderer on bond pending the finalization of his requested post-conviction habeas relief.
April 25, 2019 at 01:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Texas Lawyer
Houston-based prosecutors have claimed that white-collar criminal and civil defense attorney Michael Wynne committed misconduct by failing to supervise an assistant who created confusion with e-filing snafus, which through a series of unfortunate events, ended as a nightmare for all involved.
It's a pretty complicated comedy of errors, but here's a spoiler: The e-filing mistakes might have been what caused a judge inadvertently to sign a proposed findings and recommendations to release a convicted murderer on bond pending the finalization of his requested post-conviction habeas relief.
The error alarmed both prosecutors and Wynne, who all quickly moved to have the judge strike the accidentally signed order.
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