Were San Antonio Lawyers Conflicted Out of Representing Convicted Judge?
On appeal the government argued that even if Angus McGinty's attorneys were constitutionally deficient, he waived his right to nonconflicted counsel.
September 28, 2018 at 06:00 AM
8 minute read
Jay Norton was stunned when he learned that Angus McGinty—a former client, friend and San Antonio judge—was accusing him of taking part in an alleged courthouse corruption scheme in an effort to avoid a two-year prison sentence for bribery.
“I had been a friend of Angus for a very long time,” Norton said. “We rode bikes together. I went to his wedding. I've known the guy a long, long time.''
It was the first time Norton had heard of McGinty's allegations—reading about them in an Aug. 17 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
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