State v. Stovall

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

Ricl<y J. Stovall seeks review of the Court of Appeals’ decision affirming his rape convictions despite its finding that the district court “ignored the defendant’s right to counsel” in its handling of appointed counsel’s three motions to withdraw as Stovall’s attorney. State v. Stovall, No. 100,704, 2010 WL 1379512, at *5 (Kan. App. 2010) (unpublished opinion). In the first two motions, defense counsel sought to withdraw because of conflicts of interest. After the district court forced tire conflicted counsel to represent Stovall at trial,…