West v. People Cano v. People

T1 What analytical framework should a trial court use to resolve a criminal defendant's post-conviction claim of ineffective assistance of counsel based on alleged conflicts of interest arising from concurrent or successive representation of witnesses against the defendant? We granted certiorari to address this issue and petitioners' shared contention that, under People v. Castro, 657 P.2d 932 (Colo.1983), they should not be required to demonstrate a separate "adverse effect" in addition to a conflict of interest in order to receive new trials.

T2 While Castro said that an attorney who labors…