Article 5ZHZP Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder For Prisoners To Argue They Had Ineffective Counsel

Supreme Court Ruling Makes It Harder For Prisoners To Argue They Had Ineffective Counsel

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Murjani Rawls
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In a ruling this morning, the Supreme Court said state prisoners may not present new evidence in federal court to support a claim that their post-conviction counsel in state court was ineffective in violation of the Constitution, according to CNN. The 6-3 decision will make it harder for inmates across the country to...

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