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YECK v. GOODWIN

No. 92-8150.

985 F.2d 538 (1993)

Frank YECK, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Truett GOODWIN, Superintendent, Central Correctional Institute, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

March 9, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Darel C. Mitchell, Rich, Bass, Kidd and Witcher, Decatur, GA, for petitioner-appellant.

Susan V. Boleyn, Mary Beth Westmoreland, Asst. Attys. Gen., Atlanta, GA, for respondent-appellee.

Before HATCHETT, EDMONDSON and BIRCH, Circuit Judges.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

This case presents the issue of whether a lawyer's representation of the appellant and a codefendant created such a conflict of interest that it adversely affected the lawyer's performance. Finding no adverse effect on the lawyer's performance, we affirm the district court's denial of habeas corpus relief.

FACTS

On August 24, 1983, John Jackson called his estranged wife ("the victim") of four months and told her that he wanted...

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