Valdez v. State

Gayle Valdez (defendant) has filed a petition seeking certiorari review of an order entered by the trial court disqualifying her trial counsel. Concluding that the defendant was fully informed of the potential conflict of interest and knowingly waived that conflict, we grant the petition and quash the disqualification order.

The defendant was charged with trafficking in contraband. A co-defendant was also arrested and charged with possession of contraband. The defendants were living together at the time of their arrest, and they retained the same attorney to represent them.

The State moved to…