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Paradise v. Downs

U.S.
Jun 1, 1982
456 U.S. 1011 (1982)
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holding that defense counsel suffered from an actual conflict of interest in representing two codefendants because had the attorney not been facing a conflict of interest, he might have been able to negotiate a plea agreement on one defendant's behalf in return for becoming a prosecution witness against the codefendant

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Opinion

No. 81-1872.

June 1, 1982.

C.A. 9th Cir. Certiorari denied. JUSTICE O'CONNOR took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. Reported below: 670 F. 2d 813.

Summaries of

Paradise v. Downs

U.S.
Jun 1, 1982
456 U.S. 1011 (1982)

holding that defense counsel suffered from an actual conflict of interest in representing two codefendants because had the attorney not been facing a conflict of interest, he might have been able to negotiate a plea agreement on one defendant's behalf in return for becoming a prosecution witness against the codefendant

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Case details for

Paradise v. Downs

Case Details

Full title:TURF PARADISE, INC. v. ARIZONA DOWNS

Court:U.S.

Date published: Jun 1, 1982

Citations

456 U.S. 1011 (1982)

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