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A Mailroom Mix-Up That Could Cost a Life

By Steve Hall

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That's the title of Adam Liptak's latest Sidebar column in the New York Times. It appeared in the Tuesday paper. LINK Sullivan & Cromwell is a law firm with glittering offices in a dozen cities around the world, and some of its partners charge more than $1,000 an hour. The firm?s paying clients, at least, demand impeccable work. Cory R. Maples, a death row inmate in Alabama, must have been grateful when lawyers from the firm agreed to represent him without charge. But the assistance he got may turn out to be lethal. When an Alabama court sent two copies of a ruling in Mr. Maples?s case to the firm in New York, its mailroom sent them back unopened. One envelope had ?Return to Sender ? Left Firm? written across the front along with a stamp that said ?Return to Sender ? Attempted Not Known...continue to full post

Full post as published by StandDown Texas Project on August 06, 2010 (boomark / email).

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