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Title: People V. Rhodes
Author : Supreme Court Of California
Release Date : January 26, 1974
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 59 KB

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(See fn. 1.) Defendant Douglas Lamar Rhodes, an indigent, was convicted of forgery (Pen. Code, § 470) after a jury trial at which he was represented by appointed counsel who, at the time of the appointment and trial was the City Attorney of Hanford.*fn1 Hanford is the county seat of Kings County wherein the trial was conducted. The responsibilities of a city attorney include, inter alia, the prosecution of persons accused of violating city ordinances. (Gov. Code, § 41803; People ex rel. Chapman v. Rapsey (1940) 16 Cal. 2d 636, 643 [107 P.2d 388].)*fn2 Defendant's principal contention on appeal is that he was denied his constitutional right to effective assistance of counsel because the prosecutorial responsibilities of a city attorney constitute a conflict of interest which