72 P.3d 911, cert. denied 540 U.S. 1090 [2003]
The opinion of the court was delivered by LUCKERT, J.:
This case presents the issue of whether a criminal defendant must obtain postconviction relief in order to maintain a legal malpractice action against his or her defense attorneys. Marvin Canaan, after being convicted of first-degree murder and other crimes and sentenced to life in prison, sued his court-appointed defense attorneys and their legal investigator...
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