State v. Johnson

WELLS, Judge.

In his first assignment of error defendant argues that he was denied the effective assistance of counsel because his attorney also represented co-defendant Anderson, who was charged with the same offenses as appellant. Appellant does not argue that a conflict of interest actually existed as to the joint representation in this case, or that any harm or prejudice in fact resulted to him. It is defendant’s position that the mere possibility of such a conflict from which harm might have resulted, no matter how remote this possibility may have been, is sufficient to have violated…