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Texas man on death row presses claim of attorney abandonment

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This week, we highlight petitions that ask the court to consider, among other things, whether AEDPA bars a man on death row in Texas from arguing that his attorney abandoned him because doing so would require an unlawful “second or successive” petition for habeas corpus. to represent him. According to Gamboa, Ritenour failed him. In Gamboa v.

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Spooky Torts: The 2023 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

” She even posted a walk-through video and insisted that she knows all of the governing legal rules. McKamey insists that it is just a “crazy haunted house” and stops well short of the legal-definition of torture. Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. Again, the court agreed.

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Spooky Torts: The 2022 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

She insists in the video that she knows all of the governing legal rules and shows the path in detail. She later deleted her account (likely after her attorney regained consciousness). McKamey insists that it is just a “crazy haunted house” and stops well short of the legal-definition of torture. Again, the court agreed.

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Spooky Torts: The 2021 List of Litigation Horrors

JonathanTurley

However, there are still some notable additions that raise more legal frights. McKamey insists that it is just a “crazy haunted house” and stops well short of the legal-definition of torture. Griffen then appealed and the attorney for the Haunted Hotel quoted Hunter S. Thompson: “Buy the ticket, take the ride.” Charges pending.

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