Legal Opinion
Turner v. Duncan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1998No. 97-56098PublishedCited by 2,960 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Billy Carl Turner, a defendant facing first degree murder charges, paid an attorney $1000 to represent him at trial. In return, his lawyer delivered one of the most minimal efforts we have seen in a case of this magnitude. Turner’s attorney failed to take even the most basic steps to investigate and prepare Turner’s defense, although evidence relevant to his mental state was readily available and could have been discovered simply by reading the case file. This deficient representation deprived Turner of the best evidence that he could have presented to corroborate his…
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