Legal Opinion
Gomez v. SUPERIOR COURT IN & FOR PINAL CTY.
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided April 28, 1986No. 18468-SAPublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAMERON, Justice.
This is a special action which challenges an order of the trial court disqualifying A. Thomas Cole from further participation as defense counsel to petitioners, Floyd and Thomas Gomez. We have jurisdiction pursuant to art. 6 § 5(4) of the Arizona Constitution.
In this action, we must answer one question of statewide importance:
Whether an attorney, who is also a city councilperson, may represent criminal defendants before the Arizona Superior Court in cases where the said city’s police officers will be adverse witnesses.
The facts follow. On 23 April 1984, petitioners Gomez were…
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