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· 6/6/1978

State Ex Rel. Moran v. Ziegler

Citations

  • 244 S.E.2d 550
  • 161 W. Va. 609
  • 1978 W. Va. LEXIS 262

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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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