Legal Opinion
Samuel C. Stoia v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 24, 1997No. 95-2424PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to consider whether Samuel C. Stoia was denied effective assistance of counsel at his drug trafficking conspiracy trial. To answer this question, we must determine whether Stoia’s legal representation was adversely affected because one of his lawyers had an actual conflict of interest. We agree with the district court that Stoia received effective representation, and thus we affirm its decision denying Stoia’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus.
I. History
In the fall of 1988, thirty-seven defendants were charged in the Eastern District of Wisconsin…
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