State v. Lovell

DURHAM, Associate Chief Justice:

¶ 1 Appellant Douglas Anderson Lovell (Lovell) appeals from a conviction of aggravated murder and a sentence of death. Lo-vell contends that (1) his Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated because trial counsel had a conflict of interest due to personal and business associations with the prosecutor, (2) his right to counsel was also violated because the trial court failed to conduct an inquiry into complaints Lovell made about his court-appointed attorney, (3) he was denied due process of law because the trial court unconstitutionally applied the…