Merrill E. Fields v. Attorney General of the State of Maryland Kenneth E. Taylor, Warden

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• noting that petitioner arguably demonstrated a conflict when his interests diverged from his lawyer’s “interest in protecting his own professional reputation and good-standing”
• noting that petitioner arguably demonstrated a conflict when his interests diverged from his lawyer's \interest in protecting his own professional reputation and goodstanding\
• noting that petitioner arguably dem- onstrated a conflict when his interests diverged from his lawyer's \in- terest in protecting his own professional reputation and good- standing\
• affirming denial of habeas petition on grounds other than those relied upon by district court
• “Absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, a defendant is bound by the representations he makes under oath during a plea colloquy.”
• “Absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, a defendant is bound by the representations he makes under oath during a plea colloquy”

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