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A very rare win in a habeas case– Trial counsel actually needs to know the law! Wright v. Clarke, 2021 WL 2530199 (filed June 21, 2021).

It is exceedingly difficult to win in federal habeas and it seems to be getting worse in this legal...

A Unicorn from the South Carolina Court of Appeals! Reversal Based on Coerced Confession, State v. Randy Collins, Appellate Case No. 2018-02056 (September 8, 2021)

Here’s a result you don’t see very often—a reversal based on a coerced confession.   The...

Retreat on the JLWOP Front, State v. Jon Smart, Op. No. 5830 (Ct. App. filed 7/7/21)

These are difficult cases under the best of circumstances.  This case is no exception.  The...