U.S. v. MARTEL

Criminal No. 96-0683.

958 F.Supp. 211 (1997)

UNITED STATES of America v. Juan Garcia MARTEL and Jose Luis Solis.

United States District Court, D. New Jersey.

March 27, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Faith S. Hochberg, U.S. Attorney, Henry E. Klingeman, George Leone, Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Department of Justice, Newark, NJ, for the U.S.

Richard J. Coughlin, Federal Public Defender for the District of New Jersey, Camden, NJ, for Defendant, José Luis Solis.

Michael A. Robbins, Newark, NJ, for Defendant, Juan Garcia Martel.

H. Wayne Bettis, J. Brent Liedtke, Houston, TX.


OPINION

ORLOFSKY, District Judge:

This criminal matter requires this court to determine whether the representation of these two co-defendants by their chosen counsel, two attorneys who propose to represent each defendant jointly, raises actual or serious potential conflicts of interest, and, if so, whether the defendants may waive any such conflict of interest. These questions compel this court to examine the perils of joint representation in light of Rule...

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