Legal Opinion

State v. Kingston

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 21, 2009No. COA08-1201Published

1Opinion of the Court

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

v.

JOSHUA LANE KINGSTON.

No. COA08-1201

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Filed April 21, 2009

This case not for publication

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General James M. Stanley, Jr., for the State.

Kevin P. Bradley for defendant-appellant.

STEELMAN, Judge.

Where defendant failed to object to a counsel conflict of interest at trial, defendant must demonstrate that an actual conflict of interest adversely affected his lawyer's performance. Even presuming arguendo that an actual conflict of interest existed, defendant has failed to identify any way in which…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. State v. WileySupreme Court of North Carolina · 2002
  4. Gandarela v. Johnson, Superintendent, Snake River Correctional FacilitySupreme Court of the United States · 2003
  5. Jackson v. Housing Authority of City of High PointSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1988

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