Legal Opinion
Velton Watkins v. Lawrence E. Wilson, Warden
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 20, 1969No. 22512_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUNIWAY, Circuit Judge:
Habeas corpus. Watkins and a co-defendant, Foster, were convicted of murder in California Superior Court. He appealed and his conviction was affirmed. People v. Watkins, 1967, 248 Cal.App.2d 603, 56 Cal.Rptr. 734. In his habeas corpus petition, Watkins claims denial of effective assistance of counsel because (1) he and Foster were represented at their trial by the same public defender and (2) there was a conflict of interest between him and Foster.
The first point is without merit. Common representation of co-defendants is not per se, error, much less error of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Angelo Frank Lugo v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965
- Bernard Kaplan and Alberto Berumen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
- Fred J. Ford v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1967
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- Clinton William Baker v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- State v. AustinSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1969
- United States v. Edwin Eugene WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Sam Ford Fishbein and Leonard M. YordonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
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