Legal Opinion
United States v. Arthur Andrew Allen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 9, 1987No. 84-4360PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AGUILAR, District Judge:
The defense of this marijuana smuggling case illuminates the serious constitutional and ethical problems facing lawyers who represent multiple co-defendants, or who orchestrate a joint defense or plea negotia tion among several co-conspirators. 1 The Boston criminal defense firm of Oteri & Weinberg spearheaded the defense of the seventeen co-defendants here. 2 The issue on this appeal is whether petitioner Arthur Allen was denied effective assistance of counsel due to unwaived conflicts of interest inherent in Oteri & Weinberg’s simultaneous representation of Allen,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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