Legal Opinion
United States v. Urutyan
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 7, 2009No. 08-4295PublishedCited by 103 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:
Gagik Urutyan (“Urutyan”) challenges his conviction for bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and aggravated identity theft. 1 Urutyan’s sole claim on appeal is that the district court deprived him of his Sixth Amendment right to counsel by disqualifying one of his attorneys. Because the district court did not abuse its discretion in concluding that continued representation by the attorney in question posed a serious potential for conflict of interest, we affirm.
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Urutyan was convicted of participation in a bank fraud scheme that involved the theft of…
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