Legal Opinion
State v. Whitmore
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided May 10, 1991No. 90-495PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFahrnbruch,J.
Randall S. Whitmore appeals from an order of the district court for Douglas County denying him postconviction relief upon his contention that his lawyer at trial and his other lawyer at sentencing had a conflict of interest arising from their representation of a codefendant.
Whitmore, who was convicted of five felony violations of Nebraska’s controlled substance act, sought postconviction relief under Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 29-3001 et seq. (Reissue 1989).
Because Whitmore had different lawyers upon his direct appeal and the conflict issues could have been raised at that time, we affirm.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
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