In Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60 (1942), the trial court required Glasser's attorney to represent another defendant over Glasser's objection that he wanted his attorney to represent only him. On appeal, Glasser argued that defense counsel's duty to the second defendant prevented him from properly defending Glasser. The record showed that defense counsel was inhibited in his defense of Glasser because of his duty to the other defendant. This was a conflict of interest. The Court reversed Glasser's conviction and remanded for a new trial, holding: "The right to have the assistance of counsel is too fundamental and absolute to allow courts to indulge in nice calculations as to the amount of prejudice arising from its denial." Glasser, 315 U.S. at 76.