United States First Circuit

An attorney's dual representation of the defendant and another member of drug conspiracy did not amount to an actual conflict of interest; thus, defendant's ineffective assistance of counsel claim denied.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/23/2002
• Published 10/23/2002

Judges

• BOUDIN, Chief Judge., Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, SELYA, Circuit Judge, and GREENBERG, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States First Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Lorenzo J. Palomares, by appointment of the court, for appellant., Nelson Pérez-Sosa, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Guillermo Gil, United States Attorney, and Jorge E. Vega-Pacheco, Assistant United States Attorney, Chief, Criminal Division, were on brief for the United States.