Monaco v. Hayes

DANAHY, Acting Chief Judge.

By petition for writ of certiorari, two attorneys who represented a criminal defendant pretrial ask this court to review an order of the respondent circuit judge denying them an award of attorneys’ fees for that representation.

The petitioners were appointed to represent three criminal defendants — Suarez, Sori and Reyes. Approximately six months later, the petitioners were permitted to withdraw from their representation of Suarez on grounds of conflict of interest. They continued to represent Sori and Reyes through trial. Another attorney was appointed to represent…