Legal Opinion
United States v. Letitia Magini, A/K/A Tish Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1992No. 90-6146PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Letitia Magini, in a habeas corpus claim filed under 28 U.S.C. § 2255, contends that her Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated because the representation of her attorney, Keith Stroud, was tainted by a conflict of interest. The district court granted the government's summary judgment motion, and Magini appeals. We reverse and remand for an evidentiary hearing on the conflict of interest claim.
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Magini was indicted in federal courts both in North Carolina and in California on a number of drug and tax charges. On October 24, 1983, Magini pleaded guilty in…
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