Robinson v. Stegall

OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING THE PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS 1

TARNOW, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Petitioner seeks the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, on the Sixth Amendment claim that dual representation denied petitioner the right to counsel, the right to the effective assistance of counsel and the right to testify on his own behalf.

Petitioner and his co-defendant Carl Thacker were represented until the final pre-trial conference by the same attorney, Ronald Goldstein, who was retained by Carl Thacker’s family. Attorney Goldstein represented Carl…