Is a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to be represented by a lawyer who is free from conflicts of interest?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from U.S. v. Blount, 291 F.3d 201 (2nd Cir. 2002):
A defendant's Sixth Amendment right to the effective assistance of counsel includes the right to be represented by an attorney who is free from conflicts of interest. See, e.g., id. at 1241; Wood v. Georgia, 450 U.S. 261, 271, 101 S.Ct. 1097, 67 L.Ed.2d 220 (1981); Holloway v. Arkansas, 435 U.S. 475, 481-82, 98 S.Ct. 1173, 55 L.Ed.2d 426 (1978). The right may be violated if the attorney has "(1) a potential
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