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Harrington V State of Iowa (2008)

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Case description: Terry Harrington was released in April 2003 after spending 27 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. In August of 1978 Harrington was convicted of the murder of John Schweener by an all white jury based on the false testimony of police officers and prosecutors. Lawyer Tom Frerichs got involved with the Harrington case in …

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Kennedy V Zimmerman (1999)

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Case description: Mary Kennedy was an attorney practicing law in Waterloo. She represented Thomas Richmond in a custody action. Richmond was an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison at the time, and Kennedy was dating another inmate residing at the penitentiary. At some point, their attorney-client relationship deteriorated. Shortly after Richmond complained to Kennedy about her representation, …