Legal Opinion
Hicks v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 7, 1985No. 85-263PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Per curiam
Isaac Hicks, the defendant below, petitions for a common law writ of certiorari seeking review of an order disqualifying Michael J. Knowles from representing Hicks. For the reasons which follow, we grant certiorari and quash the order of the trial court.
Hicks is being prosecuted on one count of conspiracy to traffic in cocaine. Hicks was initially represented by Knowles, and William R. Tunkey was subsequently added as co-counsel.1 One week after Knowles arranged for the surrender of Hicks to the authorities, Knowles was charged with multiple misdemeanor counts of practicing law without a…
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- United States v. Patrick J. Cunningham and John J. SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- United States v. Russell HobsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Board of Education v. NyquistCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- United States v. Jonathan Garrett and Christopher GarrettCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
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- Palmer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- State v. BrownCircuit Court for the Judicial Circuits of Florida · 1988