State v. Dunn’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “By defendant’s third point he contends he was denied effective assistance of counsel in that his counsel was the juvenile officer of an adjoining circuit and therefore had a conflict of interest. At his guilty plea hearing defendant admitted thorough, prolonged consultation and satisfaction with his counsel. We are cited to neither statutory nor case law that there is an ipso facto conflict of interest in a juvenile officer representing a defendant in a case wholly unrelated to his official duties, and we decline to so rule. In support of his last contention defendant cites federal cases holding in substance that an attorney must render “untrammeled and unimpaired assistance” and avoid duplicity. We do not disagree but find the record does not show any conflict of interest by defendant’s trial court counsel.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 528 F. Supp. 448 - Dunn v. Wyrick

2. “(1) His guilty plea was not knowingly and voluntarily entered because his retained counsel did not inform Dunn that counsel had a conflict of interest to wit: counsel was also a juvenile officer for the State of Missouri at the time he represented petitioner. As a result of the alleged conflict of interest, defense counsel demanded Dunn plead guilty, threatened him with the death sentence, and acted like a prosecutor. (2) Dunn’s guilty plea was not knowingly, intelligently and voluntarily entered because he was under the influence of drugs at the time the plea was entered. (3) The reduction of charges from capital murder to first and second degree murder deprived the circuit court of jurisdiction and the court’s acceptance of his guilty plea denied Dunn due process of law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 528 F. Supp. 448 - Dunn v. Wyrick