Can I Get My Case Dismissed Based on the IADA?

It’s been almost 16 years since Jack Abbot Murray’s murder. His family has waited for justice, but the men suspected of killing Murray will not be tried. Earlier this month, a judge dismissed the charges against Shannon Devon Patton and Daniel Joseph Newton...

Murder Conviction Reversed in Columbia SC

In Smalls v. South Carolina, the SC Supreme Court reversed a defendant’s conviction for murder based on ineffective assistance of counsel by his criminal defense lawyer at trial. The basis for the reversal was: The defendant’s attorney failed to cross-examine a...