United States v. Raymond H. Flynn

How courts have described this case

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• considering, in the post-conviction relief context, whether “an actual conflict of interest adversely affected his lawyer’s performance,” not merely an “abstract or theoretical” adverse effect
• “The mere fact that a trial lawyer had previously represented a prosecution witness does not entitle a defendant to relief.”
• “A trial court has flexibility in making the difficult assessment of the potential for conflict.”
• “In determining whether a conflict of interest exists, substantial weight is given to defense counsel’s representations.”
• “The mere fact that a trial lawyer had previously represented a prosecution witness does not entitle a defendant to relief.”
• ‘‘[i]n determining whether a conflict of interest exists, substantial weight is given to defense counsel’s representations’’

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).