Graves v. State

BISHOP, Judge.

For the first time we are confronted with the issue of whether, for conflict of interest purposes, the Public Defenders’s Office is to be held to the same standards as a private law firm.

Appellant, Michael Graves (Graves), was charged with assaulting Derek Jones (Derek), assaulting David Jones (David), and attempted robbery with a dangerous and deadly weapon. Graves pleaded not guilty and prayed a jury trial in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The jury was sworn on October 15, 1991, and on October 16th the trial court denied Graves’s motion to suppress and motion for…