State v. Dillon

The issue before the court is whether Dillon’s appellate counsel was ineffective in failing to raise trial counsel’s alleged conflict of interest in the appeal of his convictions. Because we find that Dillon’s trial counsel did not represent competing interests, and that there was neither a possibility of a conflict of interest nor an actual conflict of interest, we affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.

Where there is a right to counsel, the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution also guarantees that representation will be free from conflicts of interest. State v. Gillard…