Legal Opinion
State v. McKenzie
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided April 1, 1980No. 7920SC673PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS, Chief Judge.
All of defendant’s assignments of error concern various aspects of defendant’s motion for appropriate relief which was denied by the trial court.
Defendant first argues that his conviction was unconstitutional because of an unresolved conflict of interest by the representation by one attorney of defendant and his wife simultaneously. Defendant cites numerous federal decisions in support of his position that joint representation is constitutionally defective where there is shown a possible conflict of interest. E.g., United States v. DeYoung, 523 F. 2d 807 (3d Cir. 1975);…
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- Vernon E. Goodson v. C. C. Peyton, Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1965
- Norfleet Sawyer v. Franklin K. Brough, Warden, Maryland PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
- Maurice X. Walker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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