Duane Buck would probably not be on death row had he been given a more competent lawyer. Will he receive justice from the US supreme court? Related: Supreme court to address Duane Buck's 'racially tainted' death sentence A deeply troubling truth approximately the death penalty is that it is often handed down not to people who commit the worst crimes,but on those assigned the worst lawyer to represent them. Buck v Davis, a Texas case that will be argued before the US supreme court on 5 October, and offers an extreme example of just how deadly bad lawyering can be.
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Source: theguardian.com