Lomax v. State

Justice BEATTY:

In this post-conviction relief case, the Court granted certiorari to review the PCR judge’s denial of relief for Freddie Vernell Lomax’s plea of guilty to multiple drug offenses. In her petition, Lomax’s (Petitioner’s) sole contention is that the PCR judge erred in failing to find a conflict of interest existed when her plea counsel simultaneously represented both Petitioner and her husband during guilty pleas which arose out of related offenses. We reverse the decision of the PCR judge.

FACTUAL/PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 20, 1997, Petitioner distributed crack cocaine to an…