Posted by Eugene Volokh: Judge Reinhardt Admonishes Appellate Lawyers: http://volokh.com/archives/archive_2009_02_08-2009_02_14.shtml#1234297705
An [1]interesting case just decided today, in which it seems that the lawyers would have been wise not to appeal an erroneous district court decision -- and in which the lawyers' apparent error risked costing the clients many years in jail (though a Supreme Court case decided after the appeal was filed ended up precluding that result). I should note that I have not investigated the matter myself; but I'm inclined to trust Judge Reinhardt's analysis. References 1. http://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/datastore/opinions/2009/02/10/0710368.pdf _______________________________________________ Volokh mailing list [email protected] http://lists.powerblogs.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volokh
