WA Court Decides Criminal Malpractice Questions
Joining New York in denying attorney malpractice claims based on criminal representation after a criminal convicion, cmoore.com reports that the WA Supreme Court says you can't sue your defense attorney for malpractice after a criminal convicion.
In New York, the explanation is that a convicion is implicitly based upon adequate representation, and if there was inadquate representation, it should be dealt with in a CPL 440 motion.
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