Abernathy v. State
Annotate this CaseDefendant was convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. At issue was whether defendant's public defender had rendered ineffective assistance of counsel due to a conflict of interest inhering in his representation of defendant. The court held that defendant failed to establish how counsel's past employment as city attorney and solicitor actually affected his representation in any way. The court also rejected defendant's other claims. Therefore, the court held that defendant's motion for a new trial should have been denied in its entirety. Accordingly, the court reversed and remanded for further proceedings.
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