Legal Opinion
United States v. Carl Dexter Moore
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 23, 1998No. 92-10026, 97-15412PublishedCited by 136 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Carl Dexter Moore (“Moore”) challenges his conviction for conspiring to distribute cocaine and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, and his sentence of 30 years. Moore claims (1) that his trial counsel, Philip Cozens, had an actual conflict of interest because of Cozens’ relationship with Moore’s codefendant Kimbel LeMaux; and (2) that there was an irreconcilable conflict between Moore and his attorney, Cozens, that denied Moore his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. 1
The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 3231. This court has…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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3Cited by136 opinions
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