the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday that Robert Lee Nance should...
the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday that Robert Lee Nance should get a new trial because his original attorney failed to provide an adequate defense.
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the South Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday that Robert Lee Nance should get a new trial because his original attorney failed to provide an adequate defense.
The state's highest court reviewed a previous decision after the U.S. Supreme Court said that death row inmates should not automatically get new trials if their lawyers made a strategic decision not to pursue a strong defense.
But the South Carolina court says that was not the case with Nance's attorney. The court says in some instances Nance actually bolstered the case against his own client.
Nance was convicted in the 1992 rape, burglary and slaying of 73-year-old Violet Fraley.
The state's highest court reviewed a previous decision after the U.S. Supreme Court said that death row inmates should not automatically get new trials if their lawyers made a strategic decision not to pursue a strong defense.
But the South Carolina court says that was not the case with Nance's attorney. The court says in some instances Nance actually bolstered the case against his own client.
Nance was convicted in the 1992 rape, burglary and slaying of 73-year-old Violet Fraley.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Associated Press, 30/01/2006)
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