Legal Opinion
Joseph Thomas v. Dale E. Foltz
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 1, 1987No. 86-1706PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dale E. Foltz, warden of the state prison in Jackson, Michigan, appeals from the judgment of the district court granting Joseph Thomas’ petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. Appellant challenges the finding made below that the counsel who represented Thomas at a plea proceeding was ineffective because there was an actual conflict of interest which adversely affected the representation of Thomas. For the reasons which follow, we affirm the grant of the writ.
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In 1975, petitioner Thomas and two codefendants, Jeffrey Dorsey and Charles…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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