Legal Opinion
Arrington v. Mathis
Court of Civil Appeals of Alabama
Decided November 4, 2005No. 2040180PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Courtney Arrington appeals from a judgment dismissing his legal-malpractice action for want of prosecution. In October 2001, Arrington was tried and convicted of capital murder; he was subsequently sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole.
In September 2003, Arrington, acting pro se, filed the present action against Erskine Mathis and Belinda Weldon ("the defendants"), who represented him in connection with his murder trial. Arrington's complaint, as amended, alleged that the defendants were negligent or wanton in their representation of him, that they gave him…
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