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FITZGERALD v. U.S.

Nos. 85-393, 85-1332.

530 A.2d 1129 (1987)

Betty S. FITZGERALD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee. Renee S. FITZGERALD, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided August 24, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul F. Kemp, Rockville, Md., for appellants.

Michael D. Brittin, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and Michael W. Farrell and Roxanne N. Sokolove, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before NEWMAN, TERRY and STEADMAN, Associate Judges.

NEWMAN, Associate Judges.

After joint trial by jury, Betty and Renee Fitzgerald were each convicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin, six counts of possession of an unregistered firearm, and four counts of unlawful possession of ammunition. Having both been represented at trial by the same attorney, their principal contention on appeal is that they were deprived of their right to effective assistance of counsel because (a) they did not knowingly...

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