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In a shocking high court ruling Thursday, a Black Muslim man who pleaded guilty to sex trafficking charges had his conviction vacated. According to AP News, the man’s attorney had a nasty record of posting racist and anti-Muslim content on social media. So much for adequate counsel.
Court ruled there was a conflict of interest made by counsel's bigotry
The convictions for sex trafficking he was advised to plead guilty to were also vacated
The highest court in Massachusetts noted that attorney Richard Doyle had a history of posting racist and anti-Muslim vitriol on social media and had a conflict of interest as a result.
Attorney Richard Doyle had a conflict of interest that deprived the defendant of his right to effective assistance of counsel, the SJC wrote.