Bartley v. Commonwealth
Annotate this CaseDefendant and Co-defendant were jointly charged with having neglected and abused Defendant's disabled son. After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of first-degree assault and first-degree criminal abuse. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) counsel's representation of Defendant was not adversely affected by a conflict of interest because Defendant's counsel worked for the same office as did Co-defendant's counsel; (2) Defendant was lawfully charged with and fairly convicted of first-degree assault; (3) the trial court did not err in instructing the jury with respect to the alleged assault; (4) the trial court did not err in instructing the jury with respect to a lesser included offense of assault; (5) the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Defendant's pre-trial motion for a continuance; and (6) the trial court did not abuse its discretion by denying Defendant's motion for a mistrial.
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