Commonwealth v. Holder

VANCE, Justice.

The question on appeal is the validity of a conviction of three defendants accused of the same offense and represented at trial by the same counsel when the trial judge failed to comply with RCr 8.30.

RCr 8.30(1) provides:

“(1) If the crime of which the defendant is charged is punishable by a fine of more than $500, or by confinement, no attorney shall be permitted at any stage of the proceedings to act as counsel for him while at the same time engaged as counsel for another person or persons *908accused of the same offense or of offenses arising out of the same incident or series of…