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HAYNES v. McCOMB

No. S-11977.

147 P.3d 700 (2006)

James HAYNES, Appellant, v. Michelle McCOMB and Alaska Public Defender Agency, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 17, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Haynes, pro se.

James E. Cantor, Assistant Attorney General, Anchorage, David W. Márquez, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

MATTHEWS, Justice.

In this legal malpractice case, James Haynes sued his former criminal defense attorney, Michelle McComb, and her employer, the Alaska Public Defender Agency (collectively referred to here as "McComb"). McComb was awarded summary judgment based on the affirmative defense of actual guilt.1 McComb based her showing on the opinion of the court of appeals affirming Haynes's conviction.

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