State v. Santillanes

OPINION

APODACA, Judge.

Defendant appeals his jury conviction for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. He raises several issues on appeal, among them: (1) the trial court erred in denying his motion for a new trial based on ineffective assistance of counsel; and (2) the evidence was insufficient to support his conviction. Defendant’s first issue is founded on his contention that a conflict of interest denied defendant effective assistance of counsel when trial counsel represented both defendant and defendant’s brother, a co-defendant. We agree with defendant that an existing conflict of…