Legal Opinion
Douglas v. California
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 29, 1963No. 34PublishedCited by 3,129 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Douglas
Petitioners, Bennie Will Meyes and William Douglas, were jointly tried and convicted in a California court on an information charging them with 13 felonies. A single *354public defender was appointed to represent them. At the commencement of the trial, the defender moved for a continuance, stating that the case was very complicated, that he was not as prepared as he felt he should be because he was handling a different defense every day, and that there was a conflict of interest between the petitioners requiring the appointment of separate counsel for each of them. This motion was denied.…
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