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Freed ex-convict can sue public defender's office.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-APR-03
Format: Online - approximately 520 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
A man whose murder conviction was over-turned after he spent 14 years in prison can sue the head of the county public defender's office for allegedly denying him effective representation, the Ninth Circuit has ruled. However, he cannot bring a federal civil rights suit against the assistant public defender who represented him.

Roberto Hernandez Miranda was convicted of capital murder in 1981. A Nevada appeals court overturned his conviction, ruling that he did not receive effective legal...

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