People v. McDonald

New York Court of Appeals · Decided 1986-07-03

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OPINION OF THE COURT Meyer, J. An attorney’s concurrent representation of both a defendant charged with arson and the corporation whose building he is alleged to have damaged and whose corporate officer gives testimony tending to prove his guilt involves a conflict of interest which, absent inquiry by the court and the informed consent of the defendant, deprives the defendant of the effective assistance of coun…

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