State v. Williams (Slip Opinion)

Citations

• 184 N.E.3d 29
• 166 Ohio St. 3d 159
• 2021 Ohio 3152

Syllabus

Criminal Law—Sixth Amendment—Conflict of interest—Multiple representation of codefendants—When a trial court does not know, and should not reasonably have known, of a possible conflict of interest in an attorney's representation of two or more codefendants charged with a crime, the trial court has no affirmative duty to inquire whether a conflict of interest exists—Court of appeals' judgment affirmed.