United States Sixth Circuit

A habeas petitioner was presumptively denied his Sixth Amendment right to counsel when the state trial court failed to inquire as to whether trial counsel had a conflict of interest after being so informed, and petitioner is entitled to automatic reversal of his conviction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/19/2003
• Decided 07/29/2003
• Published 07/29/2003

Judges

• Before KENNEDY and COLE, Circuit Judges;  WILLIAMS, District Judge.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Theresa G. Haire (argued and briefed), Public Defender's Office, Ohio Public Defender Commission, Columbus, OH, for Petitioner-Appellee., Mark Joseph Zemba (argued and briefed), Office of Attorney General of Ohio, Corrections Litigation, Cleveland, OH, for Respondent-Appellant.