Unusual Referral from Supreme Court Could Spark Probe of Philadelphia Lawyer

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The Pennsylvania board governing attorney conduct said Tuesday it expects to investigate a Philadelphia lawyer after receiving an unusual referral from the U.S. Supreme Court. In a rare move, the nation’s highest court asked the board to look into a death penalty appeal the lawyer filed for condemned mass killer Michael Ballard. Mr. Ballard told the court he never authorized the appeal and said in a published interview that he accepts death.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2014/08/12/unusual-referral-from-supreme-court-could-spark-probe-of-philadelphia-lawyer/?mod=WSJBlog

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