Legal Opinion
People v. Jackson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 3, 1983PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Memorandum.
The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.
A distinction must be drawn between conflict of interest cases involving representation of several defendants by one attorney and the potential for conflict resulting when a defendant’s attorney accepts the offer of a position with the prosecutor’s office. In the foriner situation the consequences will not be readily apparent to the average defendant and require careful probing by the Trial Judge of each defendant’s “awareness of the potential risks involved in that course and [that each] has knowingly…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. GombergNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- People v. MacerolaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- People v. ShinkleNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. MonroeNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. BaffiNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
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3Cited by10 opinions
- People v. HerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. EnglishNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Morgenthau v. CraneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. FryeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
- People v. BlimAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
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