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With a Chance at Freedom, They Faced an Unexpected Obstacle: Their Own Lawyers

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Liberal View 1 day ago Xavier Becerra Pushed to Inflate a Black Man’s IQ to Execute Him as California AG The Intercept - Akela Lacy • 1d Becerra, a front-runner for California governor, has a history of blocking police accountability measures and seeking to uphold the death … 1:03 1 day ago US Charges Maduro Ally Alex Saab in Major Corruption Case.
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With a chance at freedom, they faced an unexpected obstacle: Their own lawyers

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By Samantha Melamed Verified, Dylan Purcell Verified
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Milique Wagner always insisted that his 2013 murder conviction was built on an informant’s lie. But Wagner said he couldn’t persuade his trial lawyer to investigate that, even after the informant confessed to the murder and testified that Philadelphia police and prosecutors knew the truth. In 2015, Wagner’s appeal failed, and he faced life in prison. But Wagner had another chance at freedom under a state law that allowed him to get a new court-appointed lawyer to help him challenge his conviction.
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How court-appointed lawyers can argue against their own client's conviction. Pennsylvania's Finley letters explained

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