Plunk v. Hobbs’s Empirical Analysis
719 F.3d 977 · 2013
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1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Gideon v. Wainwright · Cuyler v. Sullivan · United States v. Cronic · Holloway v. Arkansas · Geders v. United States
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“Q Mr. Hall, ... when you said you reviewed Mr. Plunk's papers, ... you thought that he had some claims to raise? A Yes, ma’am. Q And what was that? A Well, when I found this drug task force report and I asked Terry who she was and I asked him had he ever heard of a conflict of interest and he said no, he didn't know what that was. And I said, Well, it’s when two defendants have — when two people have an antagonistic defense. And he didn’t know what that was either, and so I said, You sure you never heard your attorney talk about a conflict of interest while y’all were in trial at any time. He says, No, I'm almost positive I’ve never heard that word. So I sat down and explained to Terry about the conflict of interest. Terry had told me that he had paid Moon to represent Ms. Devries also. And that Moon, Attorney Moon, had represented both of them on the case. And then I explained, of course, to Terry that he couldn’t represent both of them because of what had happened, there was a conflict of interest, and, of course, over and over and over I had to tell him several, several times. Q Why did it take so long do you think? Why did you have to tell him several times? A He doesn’t grasp legal or arguments. He doesn't understand or he didn’t understand the significance of everything I was trying to explain to him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Plunk v. Hobbs“Q Did [Devries] ever get a lawyer? A I helped her get a lawyer. Q Okay. And who was her lawyer? A Phillip Moon. Q Okay. And when you hired Phillip Moon for you and Deb, did he say anything to you that it might be a problem for him to represent both of you? A No. Q And who paid Phillip Moon? A Me.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Plunk v. Hobbs
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