Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Malik
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided June 9, 1998No. 539, 1997PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTNETT, Justice:
Charles B. Sanders, Jr. appeals from an Order of the Superior Court that dismissed under the doctrine of collateral estoppel his legal malpractice lawsuit against the attorney who represented him in a criminal case. The appeal is without merit and we AFFIRM.
Facts
In 1994, a Superior Court jury convicted Sanders of first degree robbery, first degree burglary, second degree assault, attempted sexual extortion, and second degree kidnap-ing. The Superior Court sentenced Sanders to 40 years in jail. Appellee, John S. Malik, Esquire, represented Sanders at his trial but was…
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