Bynes v. State

PARIENTE, Judge,

specially concurring.

I concur in affirmance of defendant’s first-degree murder conviction on the record as it stands. I write only to address my concerns with the dual representation by the Public Defender’s Office of defendant and Tiffany Caraway (Caraway), the victim’s mother.

This case arises from the tragic death of a two-year old girl, Shunta Caraway, who died on August 23, 1990, from a physical assault, contributory fever and loss of blood. On August 24, 1990, Caraway, Shunta’s mother, and defendant, John Bynes, Caraway’s boyfriend, were arrested for aggravated child…