Is it permissible to represent more than one defendant by a single attorney?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Goodwin, 261 Cal.App.2d 723, 68 Cal.Rptr. 247 (Cal. App. 1968):
If no adverse interest exists, and none is claimed in the trial court, the representation of more than one defendant by a single attorney is permissible. (People v. Kerfoot (1960) 184 Cal.App.2d 622, 645--646, 7 Cal.Rptr. 674.)
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