California Court of Appeal

LYNCH v. WARWICK, D035507

The actual innocence requirement for a criminal legal malpractice case applies regardless of whether the former criminal defendant is seeking damages for a wrongful conviction, a longer sentence, or for attorney fees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/16/2002
• Published 01/16/2002

Judges

• KREMER, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Thomas J. Lynch, Jr., in pro. per.;   and James Byrnes, San Diego, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kennerson, Schwartz, Semerdjian & Haile, Dick A. Semerdjian and James R. Ballard, San Diego, for Defendant and Respondent.