United States v. Max Allen Ellison

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• concluding that there was an actual conflict where the lawyer allegedly told the defendant to plead guilty to avoid “mak[ing] waves with the federal prosecutors [the lawyer] would be working with in the future”
• finding actual conflict between lawyer and client when pursuit of client's interests would lead to evidence of attorney's malpractice
• “Defendant pled guilty pursuant to his promise to the government and, absent some breach by the government, now cannot attempt to repudiate the contract unless he does so pursuant to Rule 32(d) [now Rule 32(e)].”
• “Defendant pled guilty pursu- ant to his promise to the government and, absent some breach by the government, now cannot attempt to repudiate the contract unless he does so pursuant to Rule 32(d).”

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