Legal Opinion
McCrimmon v. United States
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided July 8, 2004No. 95-CF-802, 98-CO-1259, 99-CO-1654PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRuiz, Associate J.
The key issue in this appeal is whether, as a result of a discussion between defense counsel and a crucial prosecution witness over a tentative attorney-client relationship, appellant’s appointed counsel operated under an “actual conflict” in violation of the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel as established in Cuyler v. Sullivan, 446 U.S. 335, 100 S.Ct. 1708, 64 L.Ed.2d 333 (1980). In Cuyler, the Supreme Court held that “a defendant who raised no objection at trial must demonstrate that an actual conflict of interest adversely affected his lawyer’s performance.” Id. at…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Cuyler v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- McCleskey v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Evitts v. LuceySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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