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STATE v. BELLUCCI

81 N.J. 531 (1980)

410 A.2d 666

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GEORGE PETER BELLUCCI, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided January 21, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Blair R. Zwillman, Deputy Attorney General, argued the cause for appellant (Mr. John J. Degnan, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney; Mr. Blair R. Zwillman and Mr. Edwin H. Stern, of counsel and on the brief).

Mr. Harold J. Cassidy argued the cause for respondent (Messrs. Perkins & Cassidy, attorneys).

The opinion of the court was delivered by PASHMAN, J.

This case requires us to consider the presence of a conflict of interest in criminal representation and whether such conflict denies a defendant the effective assistance of counsel. The attorney who represented defendant in his prosecution for several gambling offenses also represented two co-defendants until just before they entered guilty pleas. His law partner represented another co-defendant at the joint trial...

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