Podieh v. State

Yaw Poku Podieh v. State, No. 31, September Term, 2019 CONSTITUTIONAL LAW — INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL — ACTUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST — PRESUMPTION OF PREJUDICE — The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 21 of the Maryland Declaration of Rights guarantee criminal defendants the right to effective assistance of counsel. Effective assistance of counsel includes conflict-free representation. In this case, where defense counsel is personally involved in litigation, and a witness to that proceeding is also the arresting officer in counsel’s client’s unrelated…