UNITED STATES v. CACERES

No. 84-2384.

745 F.2d 935 (1984)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Juan CACERES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 22, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Windi Akins, Houston, Tex. (court-appointed), for defendant-appellant.

Daniel K. Hedges, U.S. Atty., James R. Gough, Asst. U.S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GARZA, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Juan Caceres seeks reversal of his drug conviction on the ground that his trial counsel also represented a codefendant, David Punch, with whom Caceres had a fundamental conflict of interest. Punch's conviction has already been reversed on the same ground. United States v. Punch, 722 F.2d 146 (5th Cir.1983). After the decision in Punch's case was announced, Caceres moved below, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2255,...

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