State v. Singleton

PAUL A. BONIN, Judge.

12The district judge appointed the Orleans Public Defenders Office and Derwyn Bunton, who is the District Defender, to act as counsel to Sherman Singleton, a prisoner, in his pending post-conviction proceedings. Mr. Bunton objected to the appointments on numerous grounds, filed a motion to withdraw, and ultimately applied to us to exercise our supervisory jurisdiction to review the matter.

In aid of our consideration of his application, we requested clarification from the district judge specifically about her appointment of Mr. Bunton. By her per curiam, she clarified that…