QUINTERO v. U.S.

No. 93-16699.

33 F.3d 1133 (1994)

Manuel Contreras QUINTERO, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided August 29, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manuel Contreras Quintero, Tucson, AZ, for petitioner-appellant.

William R. Stevens, Jr., Asst. U.S. Atty., Tucson, AZ, for respondent-appellee.

Before: CHOY, SKOPIL and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This opinion is being published to alert trial judges, particularly in drug cases, to determine whether or not third parties are paying the fees of retained counsel when the defendant is indigent and, if so, whether the defendant understands the potential conflict of interest that may exist in such an arrangement and voluntarily waives that conflict.

Manuel Contreras Quintero was convicted of possession...

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