State v. Justus

This is a direct appeal in a death penalty case. Appellant raises one issue, asserting the trial court abused its discretion in disqualifying one of his two appointed counsel two years prior to his guilty plea to murder. We find no abuse of discretion and affirm.

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On the evening of July 26, 2005, Appellant Kenneth Harry Justus murdered Justin Bregenzer. 1 At the time, Appellant was serving two consecutive life sentences at Lieber Correctional Institute, a maximum security prison, for murdering two convenience store workers in separate armed robberies in Oconee County. 2 Bregenzer had been…