State v. Patterson
Annotate this CaseAppellant Adrian Patterson and his codefendant Leroy Paul were indicted for first-degree murder and attempted first-degree murder. Patterson was scheduled to be tried in a joint trial with Paul. For his defense, Patterson retained Eric Newmark as his counsel of choice. The State moved to disqualify Newmark as Patterson's counsel based on alleged actual and potential conflicts of interest arising out of Newmark's past representation of Paul and three of the State's prospective witnesses. Even though Patterson waived his right to conflict-free counsel with respect to Newmark, the trial court granted the motion on the basis of potential conflicts with two of the State's prospective witnesses. After retaining another attorney and, following a jury trial, Patterson was found guilty and convicted of second-degree murder while committing a drive-by shooting and drive-by shooting. The court of appeals affirmed. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in disqualifying Newmark as Patterson's counsel.
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