State v. Ray’s Empirical Analysis
1978
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
3
states following
September 1992
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Schweppe · State v. Olsen · State v. Martin · State v. Jackson · State v. Johnson
Most-quoted passages
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““The ethical dilemma presented is one of the specific examples of the problem of dual representation given in the comments to § 3.5 of the A.B.A. Standards on the Defense Function: ‘Beyond the obligation of disclosure, there are situations in which the lawyer’s independent representation of his client is so inhibited by conflicting interests that even full disclosure and consent of the client may not be adequate protection. In criminal cases this most frequently occurs where the lawyer undertakes the defense of more than one co-defendant. In many instances a given course of action may be advantageous to one of the defendants but not necessarily to the other. The prosecutor may be inclined to accept a guilty plea from one of the co-defendants, either to a lesser offense or with a lesser penalty or other considerations; but this might harm the interests of the other defendant. The contrast in the dispositions of their cases may have a harmful impact on the remaining defendant; the one who pleads guilty might even, as part of the plea agreement, consent to testify against the co-defendant....’” (emphasis in original).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage““Defense counsel here had a conflict of interest which prevented him from advising [the appellant] to accept the plea offer. To do so would have been to breach the continuing obligation he owed to Swort, who had also retained him to represent him in connection with the incident and any charges which might be filed against him. If [the appellant] had accepted the offer and turned state’s evidence, he would have received a single term of 10 years in prison, not the consecutive terms of 20 and 10 he received after trial.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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