Morales v. State

As I understand it, reversal is predicated upon the rule that relief from a conviction which follows a conflict of interest must be granted even in the absence of prejudice when the conflict in any way affects the performance of defense counsel. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668, 104 S.Ct. 2052, 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984); Porter v. Wainwright, 805 F.2d 930 (11th Cir.1986), cert. denied, — U.S.-, 107 S.Ct. 3195, 96 L.Ed.2d 682 (1987). The majority applies this principle to the premise that defense counsel in the present case failed to introduce the taped telephone conversation of the…