What is the current state of the law on "actual conflicts of interest" under the Sixth Amendment?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from The People v. Dominguez, F057099, No. 1104921 (Cal. App. 2010):
of loyalties.' [Citations.] '[I]nquiry into actual conflict [does not require] something separate and apart from adverse effect.' [Citation.] 'An "actual conflict," for Sixth Amendment purposes, is a conflict of interest that adversely affects counsel's performance.' [Citation.]" (People v. Doolin, supra, 45 Cal.4th at pp. 417-418.)
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