United States Fifth Circuit

A judgment of conviction is reversed where, although the district court diligently complied with Fed. R. Crim. P. 44(c) by warning defendant prior to trial that conflicts of interest might arise through sharing counsel, it failed to take action when a conflict became clear.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/19/2002
• Published 12/19/2002

Judges

• PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge:, Before KING, Chief Judge, and JOLLY and HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fifth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• M. Michele Fournet (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, Richard George Crane, Nashville, TX, for Newell., Frank W. Trapp (argued), Phelps Dunbar, Jackson, MS, for Gianakos.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gaines H. Cleveland, Asst. U.S. Atty., Biloxi, MS, Robert Gilmon Anderson (argued), Jackson, MS, for Pliantiff-Appellee.