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Title: Falkner v. Foshaug
Author : Washington Court of Appeals
Release Date : January 27, 2001
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 60 KB

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Concurring: Walter E. Webster, Mary K. Becker PUBLISHED OPINION This case presents an issue of first impression: Whether a defendant whose counsel rendered ineffective assistance in a criminal proceeding may, after entering an Alford plea to a lesser crime on remand, maintain a civil malpractice action against his former counsel. We hold that, under the circumstances presented here, neither estoppel nor public policy bars the malpractice suit. Because Falkner has maintained his innocence throughout the proceedings, including in his Alford plea, and his conviction was reversed based on his attorney's failure to adequately defend him, he may be able to prove at trial that it was the deficient representation, not his illegal acts, that were the proximate cause of the years he spent in prison. FACTS

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