Legal Opinion
Nicholas Theodore v. The State of New Hampshire
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 11, 1980No. 79-1265PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
In this habeas corpus case, the State of New Hampshire (State) appeals the decision of the District Court for the District of New Hampshire that petitioner-appellee Nicholas Theodore was denied his sixth amendment right to effective assistance of counsel during his state trial. The district court held that Theodore was prejudiced because his attorney, David Killkelley, had represented a principal prosecution witness in an earlier trial arising out of the same incident.
The procedural history of the case and its attendant facts are straightforward. Theodore is a contractor…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- James Edwin Stephens v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Frederick John DonatelliCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
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