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ID: Mad Max and Idaho to Supremes - never mind

By Skelly

From the AP:SCOTUS Nixes Fight Over Plea DealThe Supreme Court dismissed a case Monday in which a defendant says his lawyers gave him bad advice by telling him to reject a plea deal that would have spared him a death sentence. The justices said in November that they would decide whether Maxwell Hoffman is entitled to the plea deal anyway.But Hoffman and the state asked the court to dismiss the case because a lower court order to have him resentenced remains in effect. His chances of getting another death sentence are remote. Hoffman's lawyer, Joan Fischer, said her client wants the new sentence imposed quickly because it probably will get him a better cell and less restrictive conditions...From the Idaho Press-Tribune (with the AG's spin):U...continue to full post

Full post as published by Arbitrary and Capricious on January 08, 2008 (boomark / email).