Today, the Supreme Court weighs case of the Louisiana death row inmate Robert McCoy objecting to his lawyer telling the jury he was guilty. Lawyer said he had to because evidence of guilt was overwhelming and he was trying to avoid death sentence
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STORY: U.S. justices sympathize with death row inmate's claim against lawyer https://reut.rs/2mQ3eIC
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Justice Sotomayor: "People can walk themselves into jail. They can walk themselves, regrettably, into the gas chamber. But they have a right to tell their story"
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Justice Gorsuch: "Can we even call it assistance of counsel? Is that what it is when a lawyer overrides that person's wishes?"
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Lawyers should never override. If they disagree they should resign. The old days of lawyers in the driver's seat are gone.
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