Legal Opinion
Deborah Pilchak v. Donald Camper, Superintendent of Chillicothe Correctional Center
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1991No. 90-1632PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEAM, Circuit Judge.
Appellee Deborah Pilchak, a significant but lesser participant in a drug conspiracy, is now serving a life sentence after being convicted of a drug crime in Missouri state court. 1 Although she did not know it at the time, she was represented at trial by a lawyer suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. To add to her disadvantage, her disabled counsel was working before a jury that was unconstitutionally selected.
The major player in the conspiracy, Pilc-hak's boyfriend, was convicted in a separate proceeding upon a plea of guilty and sentenced to a term of years in prison. He…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Murray v. CarrierSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
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- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Smith v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Darr v. BurfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Cristin v. BrennanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2002
- Frank Smith v. James A. Collins, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Institutional DivisionCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1993
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