Covington, KY asked in Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Appeals / Appellate Law and Legal Malpractice for Kentucky

Q: Why wasn't the issue of EED not pursued on appeal? No more ineffective can an atty. be than ignore the compelling plea.

Nunn was a slam dunk EED. Scoville squandered all Nunns and his assets and suicide by eating a bullet because of his poor representation of Nunn et al was coming back on appeals and was his only out. Now Nunn has done

@ enough time for an EED and at 70 his heart condition will just about guarantee this as his last justice roundup.

1 Lawyer Answer
Timothy Denison
Timothy Denison
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  • Criminal Law Lawyer
  • Louisville, KY
  • Licensed in Kentucky

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