Entries tagged with “Anthony Wainwright”
Jun 11, 2025
Anthony Wainwright, Executed June 10 in Florida, Lost Federal Appeals Due to Lawyers’ Mistakes and Indifference and Was Denied Counsel of His Choice
When a lawyer makes a mistake, who suffers the consequences? The“agency principle” says the client does, under the rationale that clients choose their lawyers and authorize their actions. But courts universally apply this principle to all attorney-client relationships, including when indigent, isolated death-sentenced prisoners are appointed attorneys by the state, with little or no means of controlling their lawyers’ actions. Many commentators have noted the…