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Landers v. State

Citations

  • 256 S.W.3d 295
  • 2008 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 755
  • 2008 WL 2437733

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Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that when a prosecuting attorney switches sides in the same criminal case, an actual conflict of interest 4 No. 48466-8-II is apparent that constitutes a due-process violation, even without a specific showing of prejudice
  • concluding that the trial court did not abuse its discretion when it denied the defense’s motion to disqualify a prosecutor who had represented the defendant in a prior alcohol-related offense that was similar to, but not the same, as the pending charge
  • holding no due process violation in prosecution for intoxication manslaughter where elected district attorney previously represented defendant in DWI prosecution because there was no evidence the State used any confidential information
  • involving a district attorney testifying at an evidentiary hearing on disqualification based on an alleged conflict of interest
  • involving a district attorney testifying at an evidentiary hearing on disqualification based on an alleged conflict of interest
  • utilizing Tex. R. Prof. Conduct 1.09 as “guidance” in interpreting Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 2.08 (now Article 2A.105)

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Judges: Cochran, Keller, Price, Womack, Johnson, Keasler, Meyers, Holcomb, Hervey

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