The order of the Appellate Term should be reversed and a new trial ordered.
At a trial in 1978 for assault, arising out of a brawl in a public place involving a number of young men, the defendant and four codefendants were represented by one attorney. The defendant claims on this appeal that the court failed to adequately advise him of a potential conflict of interest (People v Gomberg,
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