Legal Opinion
Eunice Marie Oliver v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 24, 1986No. 84-5913PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Per curiam
The only issue presented on appeal is whether Eunice Marie Oliver was denied effective assistance of counsel because of a conflict of interest that arose due to counsel’s joint representation of Oliver and her co-defendant, Christopher Drayton. The district court found evidence of an actual conflict of interest and granted habeas corpus relief. We reverse.
Oliver and her boyfriend Drayton were charged with the second degree murder of Carolyn Cooper. Cooper’s death was caused by a single stab wound in the back. The fatal wound was inflicted in the early morning hours of November 9, 1974 outside…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by31 opinions
- Turner v. CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- United States v. George M. Khoury, Howard Kluver, David W. West, Louis H. ChippasCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- Ian Lightbourne v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
- John S. Freund v. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
- Raleigh Porter v. Harry K. Singletary, Secretary Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
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