453 Pa. Super. 379 - Slaughter v. Rushing’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
December 2015
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Anthony · Bailey v. Tucker · 430 Pa. Super. 551 - Hill v. Thorne · 440 Pa. Super. 185 - Weaver v. Martin · 424 Pa. Super. 394 - Veneri v. Pappano
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“(1) The employment of the attorney; (2) Reckless or wanton disregard of the defendant’s interest on the part of the attorney; (3) The attorney’s culpable conduct was ■the proximate cause of an injury suffered by the defendant/ plaintiff, i.e. “but for” the attorney’s conduct, the defendant/plaintiff would have obtained an acquittal or complete dismissal of the charges; (4) As the result of the injury, the criminal defendant/plaintiff suffered damages; and (5) Moreover, a plaintiff will not prevail in an action in criminal malpractice unless and until her has pursued post-trial remedies and obtained relief which was dependent upon attorney error[.]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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