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Thursday, March 28, 2024 | Back issues
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Heroin-addicted counsel

CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit granted defendant’s request for a hearing on his claims that his counsel’s heroin addiction affected his representation and warrants a new trial. Counsel overdosed on heroin less than three weeks after trial, and defendant is entitled to a hearing on whether the addiction impacted his representation of defendant on serious criminal charges.

Read the ruling here.

Categories / Appeals, Briefs, Criminal, Law

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