Legal Opinion
Oliver v. Wainwright
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided November 14, 1984No. 84-0425-CIV-EPSPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER GRANTING PETITION FOR WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
SPELLMAN, District Judge.
The sole issue presented for review in this habeas corpus case is whether Petitioner was denied effective assistance of counsel. Petitioner’s attorney, retained to represent both her and a co-defendant on a murder charge, allegedly labored under an actual conflict of interest. Magistrate Sorrentino concluded that Petitioner was not denied effective assistance of counsel and recommended that the petition be dismissed. This Court cannot agree.
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Petitioner, Eunice Marie Oliver, along with her…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Argersinger v. HamlinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Willie Fred Baty v. Charles R. Balkcom, Warden, the Attorney General of the State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- William Foxworth v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Johnny Mack Westbrook v. Walter B. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification CenterCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Eunice Marie Oliver v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986