FRIEDMAN, J.
A jury found defendants Watkins and Foster guilty of the first degree murder of Vincent Delaney. Watkins alone appeals. His codefendant, Foster, had also been charged with assault with a deadly weapon upon Jose Vargas. Prior to the murder trial, Foster pleaded guilty to the Vargas assault.
Both defendants were represented at the trial by Mr. Robert N. Chargin, Public Defender of San Joaquin County. On appeal Watkins asserts a conflict of interest...
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