New Lawsuit Claims Malpractice By Lawyers
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An Idaho attorney convicted in an unsuccessful murder-for-hire scheme has filed a malpractice lawsuit aimed at the lawyers who represented him in his federal trial.
In a lawsuit filed in Idaho, Edgar Steele complains that his trial defense was impaired specifically by the malpractice of his lawyer. Steele was convicted in 2011 for hiring a handyman to plant a car bomb to kill his wife and her mother. He is serving a 50-year term in prison.
One month after Steele’s conviction, his lawyer was disbarred and convicted on fraud charges. Steele’s complaint argues that his lawyer was too clouded and distracted by his own legal problems to be an effective lawyer.