Winstock v. Galasso, ___ N.J. Super. ___ (App. Div. 2013) (Decided May 6, 2013) NJ: Underlying Criminal Plea due to bad legal advice FACTS: This is an appeal from a ...
Mooney v. Frazier, 225 W. Va. 358 (2010) WV: Criminal Law Student Contributor: Rachel Vincent Facts: Plaintiff is suing his attorney for ineffective assistance of counsel. Plaintiff came home form ...
Hilario v. Reardon, 158 N.H. 56 (2008). NH: Underlying Criminal Procedure, Guilty Plea Student Contributor: Peter J. Jannace FACTS: Plaintiff was indicted on various charges; he then entered into a ...
Belk v. Cheshire, 159 N.C. App. 325, 583 S.E.2d 700 (2003) NC: Underlying criminal defense matter Student Contributor: Nicholas Kingsbury Facts: Plaintiff hired an attorney to represent him in his ...
Stephens v. Denison, 150 S.W.3d 80 (Ky. Ct. App. 2004) KY: Criminal Law Student Contributor: Louis Dell Facts: Stephens was convicted of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and of ...
McKnight v. Office of Pub. Defender, 197 N.J. 180 (2008) NJ: Underlying criminal defense Student Contributor: Rachel Vincent Facts: Former client whose guilty plea was set aside, is suing attorney, ...
Dombrowski v. Bulson, 19 N.Y.3d 347, 948 N.Y.S.2d208 (Ct.of Appeals, 2012) NY: Underlying Criminal Defense; Ineffective Assistance of Counsel FACTS: Plaintiff convicted in New York of attempted rape and endangering ...
Paulsen v. Cochran, 356 Ill. App. 3d 354 (2005) IL: Plea agreements, legal malpractice, actual innocence Student Contributor: Rachel Vincent Facts: Plaintiff Michael Paulsen is appealing the dismissal of his ...
Moore v. Crone, 114 Conn.App. 443, 970 A.2d 757 (2009) CT: Underlying criminal defense matter Student Contributor: Nicholas Scot Kingsbury Facts: Client sued his former attorney claiming negligence and breach of contract ...
Woidtke v. St. Clair County, 335 F.3d 558 (7th Cir. 2003) IL: Criminal Law Student Contributor: Stefan Campagna Facts: In this malpractice case, a former state prisoner who had been ...