The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals put public defender offices on a liability hot seat Monday by reinstating the case of a convicted murderer who said his lawyer's ineffective assistance violated his civil rights. In siding with Roberto Miranda, who spent 14 years on Nevada's death row, an en banc panel sent a strong signal that counties risk hefty civil judgments if they don't adequately fund public defender's offices.
February 05, 2003 at 12:00 AM
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