Legal Opinion
United States v. Garafola
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided March 18, 1977No. Crim. 77-1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LACEY, District Judge.
The problems which can result from indifference to the biblical teaching that “no man can serve two masters,” 1 transposed into an attorney’s joint representation of two defendants, have now emerged in this matter.
Jointly charged under 18 U.S.C., § 659 (1976), in a one-count indictment, with unlawful possession of chattels stolen from foreign commerce, Michael Garafola and John Dolan were arraigned in this district on January 14, 1977. Each entered a plea of not guilty. Because they were represented by the same attorney, my colleague, Judge Herbert J. Stern,…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Fay v. NoiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. GarciaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Alphonse SiscaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by27 opinions
- United States v. Dolan, John E.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- People v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1980
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- People v. MroczkoCalifornia Supreme Court · 1983
- United States v. Anna Erna LawriwCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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