State v. Justus There was conflicting evidence as to whether defendant's second-chair counsel had represented a potential state's witness by preparing his separation agreement or whether she was still representing the witness in his divorce action. The trial court did not abuse its discretion by disqualifying and replacing counsel two and a half years before defendant pleaded guilty.

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State v. Motts. Defendant is competent to waive appellate review, and he will be presumed competent unless he seeks post-conviction review on the basis of competency. Although defendant may . . .

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State v. Bryant. In order to show intra-familial sexual abuse, defendant sought to have his aunt testify that defendant's grandfather (his aunt's father) sexually abused her. However, defendant's mental health and social history experts . . .

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