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Fire the attorney and get a new one.

Posted on: May 23, 2022 at 15:34:58 CT

Spanky KU

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The 6th does not guarantee an attorney for a post conviction appeal

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SCOTUS lets sh*tty lawyers off the hook. - hefeweizen MU

- 5/23 13:29:12

Agree. (nm) - DC Jayhawk KU - 5/23 15:45:30

Explain why? - Spanky KU - 5/23 16:44:01

My fix for any ineffective counsel claims - BigDave MU - 5/23 15:40:54

Sotomayor wrote scathing dissent, which was on point. nm - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/23 14:32:26

She was wrong...they have constitutional protection if - Logan BAMA - 5/23 15:19:43

She's a wise latina - tigerfans3 MSSU - 5/23 15:11:29

Why is she trying to legislate from the bench? - Spanky KU - 5/23 14:41:09

You mean why is she trying to protect the defendant's 6th - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/23 14:43:20

It's nice she's concerned for the criminals. Not the kids. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/23 16:10:49

That's not even remotely a fair comment - Mormad MU - 5/23 16:22:08

They got fair trials - Spanky KU - 5/23 16:51:08

Allowing appeal, on bad attorneys for appeal, endless stall - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/23 17:08:46

No, it's fair and accurate. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/23 16:35:57

Nope. Why is she legislating from the bench?(nm) - Spanky KU - 5/23 14:46:52

She isn't. She's trying to protect the defendant's 6th - SparkyStalcup MU - 5/23 14:50:12

They are protected under the 6th. Doesn't apply to this - Logan BAMA - 5/23 15:31:56

Read the 6th again.... - Spanky KU - 5/23 15:18:07

That only says to have "the assistance of counsel" - Mormad MU - 5/23 15:42:13

and there is no guarantee of counsel for an appeal. - Spanky KU - 5/23 15:48:53

She's proving when you choose a girl cause she's hispanic - tigerfans3 MSSU - 5/23 15:13:24

Lol it was her typical water head appeal to emotion - Ragnar Danneskjold MU

- 5/23 14:40:05

ouch. that made me wince. - RHAYWORTH MU - 5/23 15:12:02

The "wise Latina"? (nm) - JeffB MU

- 5/23 14:42:04

Nope. SCOTUS followed the law - Spanky KU - 5/23 13:57:40

I would be open to 'fixing' the law if necessary. (nm) - JeffB MU

- 5/23 14:15:35

Appeal to the state court and then the federal appeal could - Spanky KU - 5/23 14:30:51

I agree they upheld the law - cnk ATL - 5/23 15:50:55

appeal to the state courts(nm) - Spanky KU - 5/23 15:58:08

I was under the impression he was out of appeals(nm) - cnk ATL - 5/23 16:04:12

Would you consider that malpractice on the part of that atty - JeffB MU

- 5/23 14:41:03

I would consider it malpractice on part of the appeals - Spanky KU - 5/23 15:25:46

What would the penalty be for such malpractice? (nm) - JeffB MU

- 5/23 15:30:52

Fire the attorney and get a new one. - Spanky KU - 5/23 15:34:58

No penalty for incompetence of attorneys, then? - JeffB MU

- 5/23 15:37:51

He was already convicted and on death row when he - Spanky KU - 5/23 15:48:00

my plan for death row inmates when I become POTUS - Joeboo MU

- 5/23 13:36:49

Just curious, what altitude do you think is effective? - tigerfans3 MSSU - 5/23 15:16:38

You misspelled - Rabbit Test MU - 5/23 14:21:35

$10 is like 50 grand in Chile(nm) - cnk ATL - 5/23 13:39:32

yeah, I'd just stay down there and become an oligarch. - dangertim MU

- 5/23 13:42:01