Commonwealth v. Coffey

OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

This is an appeal from the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lycoming County, which disqualified Peter T. Campana, Esquire, from representing both appellants at trial.1 The trial court found that although appellants had both chosen to be represented by Mr. Campana, appellants’ right to have counsel of their choice was overridden by a potential conflict of interest. We affirm.

The facts and procedural history of this case were summarized in the trial court opinion.

On 12 April 1991, the Commonwealth filed separate Informations against both defendants, alleging that each…