The following excerpt is from People v. Macerola, 391 N.E.2d 990, 417 N.Y.S.2d 908, 47 N.Y.2d 257 (N.Y. 1979):
Any inquiry by the court as to whether counsel has perceived a possible conflict of interest and informed his clients of it should necessarily be limited in scope to avoid interference with the attorney-client relationship (People v. Gomberg, supra, 30 N.Y.2d at pp. 313-314, 379 N.Y.S.2d at pp. 774-775, 342 N.E.2d at pp. 553-554). Given the limited nature of the inquiry, I agree with the majority that it is sophomoric to say that the Constitution mandates a reversal without any showing of prejudice whenever the court fails to inquire.
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