Legal Opinion
Richard Winkler v. John Keane, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 15, 1993No. 1642, Docket 93-2164PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Richard Winkler appeals from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Gerard L. Goettel, Judge), dismissing his petition for a writ of habeas corpus pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2254. 812 F.Supp. 426 (S.D.N.Y. 1993). The issue presented by this appeal is whether a contingency fee agreement between a criminal defendant and his attorney creates a conflict of interest for the attorney resulting in a violation of the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel.
BACKGROUND
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