Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 9/4/1980

Commonwealth v. Michel

Citations

409 N.E.2d 1293
381 Mass. 447
1980 Mass. LEXIS 1294

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counsel attempted to terminate his relationship with prosecution witness on the fifth day of defendant’s trial
the court seems to suggest that there is no distinction between adverse effect and prejudice
defendant denied effective assistance of counsel because lawyer’s joint representation of codefendants resulted in an actual conflict of interest
defendant must have “awareness of the relevant circumstances and likely consequences”
no automatic conflict of interest arises with joint representation

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Judges: Hennessey, Kaplan, Wilkins, Liacos, Abrams

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