Supreme Court of California

An individual convicted of a criminal offense must obtain reversal of his or her conviction, or other exoneration by post-conviction relief, in order to establish actual innocence in a criminal malpractice action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/02/2001
• Published 07/02/2001

Judges

• GEORGE, C.J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Nicholas F. Coscia, in pro. per.;   Milberg & De Phillips, Russell M. De Phillips and Roy L. Carlson, Jr., Cardiff ByThe Sea, for Plaintiff and Appellant., Gene Moran as Amicus Curiae, on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Hinshaw & Culbertson, Ronald E. Mallen, San Francisco, Paul E. Vallone;  McKenna & Cuneo, Michael H. Fish, and Ross H. Hyslop, San Diego, for Defendants and Respondents., Hartley & Hartley, Joseph M. Hartley and Mary Kathleen Hartley, Santa Monica, as Amici Curiae, on behalf of Defendants and Respondents., Cooley Godward, Jeffrey G. Randall, Palo Alto, Patrick C. Pope and Andrew C. Temkin as Amici Curiae, on behalf of Defendants and Respondents.