Langford v. State

Harwell, Chief Justice:

Terry Lynn Langford (Langford) and a co-defendant were represented by partners from the same law firm in a criminal prosecution. Langford’s application for postconviction relief (PCR), alleging that his attorney was deficient for failing to inform him of the dangers of dual representation after his co-defendant decided to plead guilty, was dismissed by the PCR judge. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Langford, Terry Howard (Howard) and Edwin Todd (Todd) were charged with three counts of burglary, two counts of grand larceny, and one count of assault and battery with intent to kill.…