Stevens v. Horton

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• holding that post-conviction ineffective assistance of counsel finding could not be used to obtain summary judgment on breach of standard of care in legal malpractice action because attorney was not party to post-conviction proceeding and interests were not protected
• noting counsel had no ability to call expert witnesses or cross-examine the PCR plaintiff’s witnesses
• noting counsel had no ability to call expert witnesses or cross-examine the PCR plaintiff’s witnesses
• noting the differences between the state’s interest in protecting a criminal conviction that can be retried and the defense attorneys’ personal interest in their professional and financial future
• noting the differences between the state’s interest in protecting a criminal conviction that can be retried and the defense attorneys’ personal interest in their professional and financial future
• a plaintiff may seek partial summary judgment with respect to an element of negligence

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