· 6/6/1978
State Ex Rel. Moran v. Ziegler
Citations
- 244 S.E.2d 550
- 161 W. Va. 609
- 1978 W. Va. LEXIS 262
How courts have described this case
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- writ awarded to prohibit private prosecutor from continuing to prosecute after defendant had initially contacted the prosecutor to represent him in the same criminal matter
- writ awarded to prohibit private prosecutor from continuing to prosecute after defendant had initially contacted the prosecutor to represent him in the same criminal matter
- even the appearance of a conflict of interest will be grounds for disqualification of a prosecuting attorney upon proper motion
- initial contact with defendant seeking to give himself up created a conflict of interest sufficient to disqualify a special prosecutor
- private prosecutor disqualified because defendant had asked attorney to represent him in criminal matter
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Judges: Neely
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