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Blackshear v. State

Citations

  • 274 Ga. 842
  • 560 S.E.2d 688
  • 2002 Fulton County D. Rep. 742
  • 2002 Ga. LEXIS 161

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  • explaining that “[a]n ethics violation . . . does not necessarily establish a [constitutional] claim of ineffectiveness of counsel”
  • court appointed lawyer who solicits fee to obtain better result commits ethical violation
  • “This Court and other courts have recognized that in some circumstances counsel’s fee arrangement may create a conflict of interest with the client and the conflict can affect the adequacy of counsel’s representation.”

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Judges: Fletcher

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