Commonwealth v. Dockins

The record shows that appellant’s counsel never informed appellant that his representation of a co-defendant might result in a conflict of interest. I am troubled by this fact; I can think of no reasonable basis to justify the omission. Cf. Commonwealth v. Mabie, 467 Pa. 464, 359 A.2d 369 (1976); Commonwealth v. Jones, 263 Pa.Super. 149, 397 A.2d 790 (1978) (SPAETH, J., dissenting) (counsel ineffective for failing to interview a potentially important witness). Nevertheless, because appellant has not shown that he was prejudiced (or potentially prejudiced) by counsel’s representation of his…