context: In light of the foregoing, we find Petitioner established that an actual conflict of interest adversely affected her plea coun sel's performance.
citation_a.signal: see also
citation_a.identifier: 372 S.C. 549, 551-52
citation_a.parenthetical: Petitioner in PCR proceeding demonstrated actual conflict of interest that adversely affected counsel's trial performance where his counsel, who represented him on the charge of murder, also simultaneously represented Petitioner's father, mother, and brother on related accessory after the fact of murder charges
citation_a.sentence: See Thomas v. State, 346 S.C. 140, 143-45, 551 S.E.2d 254, 256 (2001) (holding Petitioner in PCR proceeding demonstrated actual conflict of interest that affected her counsel’s performance given counsel jointly represented Petitioner and her husband in a case where solicitor offered a plea . bargain that would allow the charge against one spouse to be dismissed if the other spouse would plead guilty to the entire amount of cocaine); see also Staggs v. State, 372 S.C. 549, 551-52, 643 S.E.2d 690, 691-92 (2007) (Petitioner in PCR proceeding demonstrated actual conflict of interest that adversely affected counsel’s trial performance where his counsel, who represented him on the charge of murder, also simultaneously represented Petitioner’s father, mother, and brother on related accessory after the fact of murder charges); see generally Allan L. Schwartz, Circumstances Giving Rise to Conflict of Interest Between or Among Criminal Codefendants Precluding Representation by Same Counsel, 34 A.L.R.3d 470 (1970 & Supp.2008) (outlining cases which consider what particular circumstances give rise to conflict of interest where single counsel represents multiple codefendants).
citation_b.signal: see
citation_b.identifier: 346 S.C. 140, 143-45
citation_b.parenthetical: holding Petitioner in PCR proceeding demonstrated actual conflict of interest that affected her counsel's performance given counsel jointly represented Petitioner and her husband in a case where solicitor offered a plea . bargain that would allow the charge against one spouse to be dismissed if the other spouse would plead guilty to the entire amount of cocaine
citation_b.sentence: See Thomas v. State, 346 S.C. 140, 143-45, 551 S.E.2d 254, 256 (2001) (holding Petitioner in PCR proceeding demonstrated actual conflict of interest that affected her counsel’s performance given counsel jointly represented Petitioner and her husband in a case where solicitor offered a plea . bargain that would allow the charge against one spouse to be dismissed if the other spouse would plead guilty to the entire amount of cocaine); see also Staggs v. State, 372 S.C. 549, 551-52, 643 S.E.2d 690, 691-92 (2007) (Petitioner in PCR proceeding demonstrated actual conflict of interest that adversely affected counsel’s trial performance where his counsel, who represented him on the charge of murder, also simultaneously represented Petitioner’s father, mother, and brother on related accessory after the fact of murder charges); see generally Allan L. Schwartz, Circumstances Giving Rise to Conflict of Interest Between or Among Criminal Codefendants Precluding Representation by Same Counsel, 34 A.L.R.3d 470 (1970 & Supp.2008) (outlining cases which consider what particular circumstances give rise to conflict of interest where single counsel represents multiple codefendants).