Legal Opinion
In Re Darr
California Court of Appeal
Decided May 31, 1983No. Crim. 6575PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HANSON (P. D.), J .
In this original proceeding for habeas corpus relief, we set aside petitioner Darrel Wade Darr’s 1978 conviction of first degree murder with use of a deadly weapon. We find that defense counsel’s simultaneous representation of a key prosecution witness constituted an actual conflict of interest which denied petitioner his right to effective assistance of counsel. We also agree with petitioner’s contention that under the circumstances of this case the trial court had a duty to inquire sua sponte into the possibility of conflict.
This matter previously was before us on…
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