Public Defenders Featured In Oscar-Winning Documentary Fired
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Two public defenders featured in an Oscar-winning HBO documentary “Murder On A Sunday Morning,” say they were fired Friday by the newly hired head public defender. Pat McGuiness gained worldwide fame for representing Brenton Butler when his trial was featured in the HBO documentary. Newly-elected public defender Matt Shirk who ran on a platform of fiscal responsibility and saving tax dollars, notified McGuiness and nine others they were fired. [via]
Winner of a 2001 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, MURDER ON A SUNDAY MORNING is a compelling account of a reopened murder case, featuring a potentially incorrect suspect, and shocking tales of police corruption. Brenton Butler is the suspect, a 15 year old African-American accused of murdering Mary Ann Stephens in Jacksonville, Florida. Condemed by everyone involved with the case, his only lifeline is his lawyer, Patrick McGuiness, who reopens the case and uncovers some shocking revelations, and a distinct lack of concrete evidence against Butler. [via]
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