Legal Opinion
Partington v. Gedan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1992No. Nos. 90-15942, 91-15194PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
In 1985, plaintiff-appellant Earle Parting-ton served as court-appointed counsel to criminal defendant Clifford Clarke. After his conviction in trial court, Clarke appealed. On appeal, the Hawaii Supreme Court found, sua sponte, that Clarke had received ineffective assistance of counsel and reversed his conviction. The Hawaii Supreme Court finding of ineffectiveness, which triggered disciplinary proceedings against Partington, and Partington’s argument that he has never been permitted to defend against that finding, are at the center of this complex case. Before…
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