A Chinese man whose attorney has been disbarred will get a second chance at asylum in the United States. The 2nd Circuit said a New York appellate court opinion detailing the professional misconduct of lawyer Joseph Muto -- including claims that he relied on unsupervised non-lawyers to meet with clients, had met with clients without a translator and failed to meet with some clients at all -- appeared to support immigrant Yi Long Yang's claim that he was the victim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
February 28, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A Chinese man whose attorney has been disbarred will get a second chance at asylum in the United States.
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said an opinion of New York’s Appellate Division, 1st Department, detailing the professional misconduct of lawyer Joseph Muto appeared to support immigrant Yi Long Yang’s claim that he was the victim of ineffective assistance of counsel.
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