Legal Opinion
Alphonso Morgan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 21, 1968No. 31343_1PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LUMBARD, Chief Judge:
Alphonso Morgan’s appeal from the denial of his third motion under 28 U.S.C. § 2255 to vacate his sentence of four years 1 for causing women to be transported in interstate commerce for immoral purposes and conspiracy with others so to do, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2421, 371, turns on whether he was deprived of effective assistance of counsel because of a conflict of interest on the part of his court-appointed counsel who also represented a co-defendant Harry Stein, as Stein’s retained counsel. 2
As the possible defenses of Stein and Morgan on the facts before us raise a question as to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. MorganSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- United States v. William BentvenaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Parker v. EllisSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- United States v. Ralph GarguiloCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- United States v. BradfordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1952
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3Cited by42 opinions
- United States v. Ronald Deberry and Julius EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- International Electronics Corp. v. FlanzerCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Richard Patrick Carrigan and Robert Edward WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- United States v. William Sheiner and Victor Piacentile, A/K/A Victor PeaseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- United States v. Anna Erna LawriwCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
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