The criminal appeals court found that where a solicitor was representing two co-accused and had failed advise him on evidence from his co-accused purporting to incriminate him the conflict of interest resulting was such as to deprive the accused of a fair trial.
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Art. 06 Right to a Fair Trial, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
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