Legal Opinion
United States v. Zarina Lenetta Mullen, A/K/A Z
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 22, 1994No. 93-5565PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MICHAEL, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant, Zarina Lenetta Mullen, made a timely motion to have her lawyer, who was retained by her family, replaced by a court-appointed one. For the reasons that follow, we conclude that the district court abused its discretion in denying Mullen’s motion. Accordingly, we vacate her conviction and remand for the appointment of a new lawyer and a new trial.
I
On October 26, 1992, Mullen, who was twenty-four years old, was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 60 grams of cocaine base, in…
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