State v. Santacruz-Hernandez

40 P.3d 672 (2001)

109 Wash.App. 328

STATE of Washington, Respondent,

v.

Silviano SANTACRUZ-HERNANDEZ, Appellant.

No. 43926-0-1.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

November 26, 2001.

Nancy P. Collins, Washington Appellate Project, Seattle, for Appellant.

Erik Pedersen, Skagit Co. Deputy Prosecutor, Mount Vernon, for Respondent.

GROSSE, J.

When faced with a potential conflict of interest on the part of defense counsel, the trial court must make an inquiry into the nature of the conflict. The failure to do so is reversible error. Here, while the trial court did inquire, its failure to grant a…