Peter Zeidenberg—DLA Piper—Successfully Convinces Judge to Vacate Sentence of Ronald McIver

(Legal Times) Ronald McIver had spent more than five years in prison, serving a 30-year term for his alleged role in man's drug overdose.

McIver's lawyers at DLA Piper, including Peter Zeidenberg, serving pro bono, successfully convinced a federal district judge in South Carolina to vacate the prison term earlier this year.

In post-conviction litigation, McIver’s defense attorneys presented new information about the case, compelling the presiding judge set a new sentencing hearing. Click here for earlier coverage.

Yesterday, Judge Henry Floyd of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina sentenced McIver, who is 66 and suffering from advanced prostrate cancer, to time-served. McIver, who has a life expectancy of less than a year.

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