Citing law firm’s errors, high court rules for death row inmate
The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that an Alabama death row inmate should not be penalized for missing a crucial appeal deadline when the error was caused by his pro bono lawyers from New York’s Sullivan & Cromwell. The 7-2 ruling in Maples v. Thomas brings an end to a “lawyer’s nightmare” case that showed how a series of law firm mailroom and notice errors, as well as the departure of two associates, could nearly result in a client’s execution.
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