A defense lawyer's failure to follow through with a simple investigation that would have undermined a key component of a child molestation case deprived the defendant of meaningful representation, Eastern District Judge Arthur Spatt has held.
August 13, 2013 at 12:00 AM
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A defense lawyer's failure to follow through with a simple investigation that would have undermined a key component of the prosecution's child molestation case deprived the defendant of meaningful representation, Eastern District Judge Arthur Spatt (See Profile) has held in granting the defendant habeas relief.
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