Fernando Rodriguez v. Bobby Lumpkin, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division
DueProcess
Whether the Fifth Circuit erred in deferring to the state court's ruling that Mr. Rodriguez was not prejudiced by his counsel switching sides in the same offense, and whether the state court denied Mr. Rodriguez due process by failing to follow the jurisprudence of the state legislature and higher courts
QUESTIONS PRESENTED : Mr. Rodriguez alleged that his appointed counsel for the offense in which he is currently sides and worked for the prosecution for the same offense which created . a. conflict of interest for her as a prosecutar, denied him the effective assistance of his counsel and denied him Due process, ‘ Did the Fifth Circuit err in deferring toe the state court ruling that Mr. Rodriguez was not prejudiced by. counsel switching sides in this offense, Did the state court deny Mr. Rodriguez Due Process when it failed to follow the jurisprudence of the state legislature and higher courts. ,