Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Habeass winner ineffective assistance of counsel

US v. Segarra-Rivera, No. 05-1582 (1st Cir. January 11, 2007)
Denial of motions to withdraw a guilty plea and for new counsel is reversed and remanded for an evidentiary hearing where the defendant made a sufficient showing of an actual conflict of interest on the part of his attorney to render his claim colorable and justify further inquiry by the district court. http://laws.lp.findlaw.com/1st/051582.html

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