McFARLAND v. YUKINS

No. 01-1360.

356 F.3d 688 (2004)

Paula McFARLAND, Petitioner-Appellee, v. Joan YUKINS, Respondent-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed January 23, 2004.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey W. Caminsky (argued and briefed), County Of Wayne Prosecutor's Office, Detroit, MI, for Appellant.

James Krogsrud (argued and briefed), Detroit, MI, for Appellee.

Before DAUGHTREY, GILMAN, and GIBSON, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

The district court1 granted Paula McFarland a conditional writ of habeas corpus on the ground that the attorney defending McFarland against drug charges labored under a conflict of interest because he also represented her daughter on the same charges. The Warden appeals the grant of the writ, arguing that McFarland did not justify her failure to raise the...

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