Alexis v. State
Annotate this CaseIn two separate cases, Petitioner was convicted of second-degree murder and two counts of solicitation to obstruct justice, among other offenses. The cases were consolidated for appeal, and the court of special appeals affirmed. At issue before the Court of Appeals, among other things, was whether the trial court abused its discretion in disqualifying one of Petitioner’s defense counsel, who had a previous attorney-client relationship with a key state’s witness, where the witness refused to waive the conflict of interest and Petitioner’s counsel had arranged for co-counsel to cross-examine the witness. The Court of Appeals affirmed, holding (1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in disqualifying Petitioner’s attorney, as Petitioner’s waiver of the conflict was not sufficient to cure the conflict; and (2) merger was precluded for convictions of the two counts of solicitation, where the relevant statutes contained parallel anti-merger provisions.
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