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Brooks Granted New Trial on Penalty Phase Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
14:00 - 23:35 (09:35)
Brooks's sentence for the death penalty was vacated and granted a new trial on the penalty phase due to the ineffectiveness of his main defense attorney who only interviewed him for 30 minutes before the trial.
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Despite being denied a new trial for the guilt phase, a judge vacated a death penalty sentence and granted a new penalty phase trial for Brooks due to ineffective assistance of counsel claims, as both Brooks's main defense attorney and appointed counsel only interviewed him for approximately 30 minutes each.
14:00 - 19:08 (05:08)
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Despite being denied a new trial for the guilt phase, a judge vacated a death penalty sentence and granted a new penalty phase trial for Brooks due to ineffective assistance of counsel claims, as both Brooks's main defense attorney and appointed counsel only interviewed him for approximately 30 minutes each.
ChapterBrooks Granted New Trial on Penalty Phase Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
EpisodeLife on Death Row Part 2
PodcastReal Life Real Crime
An attorney was disbarred for admitting to snorting cocaine and drinking during a trial, then asking a rookie attorney to handle the closing phase.
19:08 - 20:44 (01:36)
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An attorney was disbarred for admitting to snorting cocaine and drinking during a trial, then asking a rookie attorney to handle the closing phase. Brooks, the attorney, also suffered from borderline personality disorder and psychologists believed Copeland had control over him.
ChapterBrooks Granted New Trial on Penalty Phase Due to Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
EpisodeLife on Death Row Part 2
PodcastReal Life Real Crime
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20:44 - 23:35 (02:51)
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