As Amended on Denial of Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc November 24, 1998.
REINHARDT, Circuit Judge.
Billy Carl Turner, a defendant facing first degree murder charges, paid an attorney $1000 to represent him at trial. In return, his lawyer delivered one of the most minimal efforts we have seen in a case of this magnitude. Turner's attorney failed to take even the most basic steps to investigate and prepare Turner's defense, although evidence...
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