Legal Opinion
Vernal Amtri Turnquest v. Louie L. Wainwright, as Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1981No. 80-5305PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The sole issue presented on appeal is whether the district court properly held that defendant was denied effective assistance of counsel because his attorney had a conflict of interest in representing him jointly with the codefendant. We affirm the grant of habeas corpus relief.
The facts are not in dispute. Defendant Vernal Turnquest and codefendant Henry Smith were prosecuted for the 1972 armed robbery of a convenience food store in Dade County, Florida. Both parties were represented by the same privately-retained counsel.
The asserted conflict of interest arises because…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Richard Zuck v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- William Foxworth v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- James Andrew Johnson, A/K/A Jerry Leon Brooks v. Joseph S. Hopper, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Henderson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
3Cited by35 opinions
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- Johnny Mack Westbrook v. Walter B. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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