Legal Opinion

Wright v. State

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided May 6, 1981No. 61524PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Sognier, Judge.

Wright appeals his conviction of sodomy, contending it was error to deny his motion for a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel. Appellant bases his contention on the fact that his attorney represented two co-defendants at the same trial, resulting in a conflict of interests.

In Davis v. State, 129 Ga. App. 796, 799 (1) (201 SE2d 345) (1973), we held it is not error to appoint one attorney to represent two or more accused where there is no conflict in their interests or their defenses. No such conflict appears in the instant case, as the defense of all three…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Davis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1973

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Barnes v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1981
  2. State v. BellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
  3. State v. BellSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982

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