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Willie Fisher was charged with the April 1992 murder of his girlfriend. Fisher's attorney did not prepare for the trial adequately and neglected mental health and social history mitigating evidence. His attorney was disbarred mid-trial and Fisher was appointed a new lawyer who did not file a brief before the court's ruling. Fisher, an African American, was sentenced to death by a jury of 11 whites and one African American and was executed on March 9, 2001.