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People v. Curren

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided November 25, 2009No. 09CA0872PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

The prosecution appeals from an order granting defendant John Estel Curren's Crim. P. 35(c) motion which vacated his conviction on two counts of felony first degree murder, and ordered a new trial based on an actual conflict of interest of trial counsel. More specifically, the prosecution argues (1) there was no actual conflict of interest that adversely affected trial counsel's performance; (2) trial counsel investigated the allegation giving rise to the conflict of interest, determined it to be groundless, and proceeded in good faith; (8) there was only a potential…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  3. Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Mickens v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 2002

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. People v. WashingtonColorado Court of Appeals · 2014
  2. People v. BlueColorado Court of Appeals · 2011
  3. People v. DurapauColorado Court of Appeals · 2011
  4. People v. PendletonColorado Court of Appeals · 2015
  5. People v. McKimmySupreme Court of Colorado · 2014

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