Legal Opinion
James M. Edens v. Robert D. Hannigan and Attorney General of Kansas
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 20, 1996No. 94-3352PublishedCited by 71 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
In October of 1979, a jury convicted James M. Edens of felony murder, aggravated robbery, conspiracy, and aiding a felon. After exhausting his state remedies, Edens filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in the United States District Court for the District of Kansas pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254, claiming that he was denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. Edens’ counsel also represented a co-defendant. Al though Edens did not object to the dual representation at the time of trial, he asserts in this action that his counsel labored under an actual conflict of…
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