845 So. 2d 937 - Smith v. State’s Empirical Analysis
2003
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
1
states following
October 2017
most recently cited
6 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Coleman v. Alabama · 729 So. 2d 373 - MEMORIAL HOSPITAL-WEST v. News-Journal · 743 So. 2d 70 - Padgett v. State · Holifield v. State · 827 So. 2d 1086 - Jones v. State
Most-quoted passages
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“appears in the record, the trial court is obligated to appoint conflict-free counsel to represent the defendant”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“once it became clear that Smith and his attorney had taken adversarial positions concerning the advice Smith had received concerning his plea, Smith should have been afforded the opportunity to have the benefit of conflict-free counsel to present his position.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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