Opinion by Judge SILVERMAN; Dissent by Judge PREGERSON.
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The Supreme Court has held that a criminal defendant has a constitutional right to counsel who is free of conflicts of interest. It also has held that a defendant does not have a constitutional right to an appointed lawyer with whom he has a "meaningful, relationship" so long as the lawyer acts as the client's advocate. In this case, appellant Lary James Plumlee contends that...
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