STATE v. DADAS

No. 94-0942-CR.

190 Wis.2d 339 (1994)

526 N.W.2d 818

STATE of Wisconsin, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Eugene N. DADAS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided December 21, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the defendant-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Stephen J. Meyer, Meyer Law Office of Madison.

On behalf of the plaintiff-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Paul Lundsten, assistant attorney general.

Before Anderson, P. J., Brown and Nettesheim, JJ.


ANDERSON, P.J.

Eugene N. Dadas contends that he was denied effective assistance of counsel at his sentencing on commercial gambling charges because his attorney had a conflict of interest. We conclude that an active conflict of interest existed because Dadas's attorney represented another defendant who, at the attorney's suggestion, provided incriminating information about Dadas to law enforcement. Therefore, we vacate Dadas's sentence and remand for resentencing...

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