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- Title: United States v. Taylor
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Release Date : January 13, 2005
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
Description
Defendant-appellant Malicia Lyn Taylor Osborne ("Mrs. Osborne") pleaded guilty in United States District Court to various drug-related offenses. Mrs. Osborne was represented in district court by defense counsel Steven Thornton ("Thornton"). Thornton also represented her co-defendant husband James Osborne ("Mr. Osborne"). On appeal, Mrs. Osborne asserts that this dual representation created a constitutionally impermissible conflict of interest. Specifically, Mrs. Osborne contends her Sixth Amendment right to conflict-free counsel was violated and that because of this violation her guilty plea was involuntary. Because we believe that Mrs. Osborne is entitled to a proper hearing on this issue, we shall VACATE the judgment and REMAND the case to the district court for such a hearing.