STOIA v. U.S.

No. 95-2424.

109 F.3d 392 (1997)

Samuel C. STOIA, Petitioner-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 24, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rhonda A. Anderson (argued), Miami, FL, for petitioner-appellant.

Paul Kanter (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Milwaukee, WI, for U.S.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and FLAUM and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

This case requires us to consider whether Samuel C. Stoia was denied effective assistance of counsel at his drug trafficking conspiracy trial. To answer this question, we must determine whether Stoia's legal representation was adversely affected because one of his lawyers had an actual conflict of interest. We agree with the district court that Stoia received effective representation, and thus we affirm its decision denying Stoia's petition for...

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