Opinion ID: 1351343
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 10

Heading: Ineffective representation by trial counsel.

Text: Defendant alleges that his trial counsel was ineffective in two particulars: (1) for failing to move to set aside the prior bank robbery conviction on the ground that, Patrick Magers, his counsel in that case, was burdened by a conflict of interest and was constitutionally inadequate, and (2) for failing to move to recuse the district attorney's office on the ground that Magers's service in that office created an appearance of impropriety. We discussed both issues earlier (see, ante, pp. 842-843) in connection with the court's initial appointment of the public defender to represent defendant. We there concluded (1) that counsel's failure to move to set aside the prior bank robbery conviction did not affect the outcome of the case, and (2) Magers's conduct did not disqualify the district attorney's office from prosecuting defendant. These conclusions compel us to reject defendant's present contentions.