U.S. District Court finds MTIP client Katie Garding received unconstitutional representation at trial

The United States District Court for the District of Montana, Missoula Division found in favor of Montana Innocence Project’s client Katie Garding yesterday on her claim that she received ineffective assistance of counsel, violating her Sixth Amendment right to counsel.  Katie was wrongfully convicted in 2011 of Vehicular Homicide based largely on the testimony of … Continue reading U.S. District Court finds MTIP client Katie Garding received unconstitutional representation at trial