State v. Hayes

This appeal requires that we evaluate the denial of a request for an adjournment to obtain conflict-free counsel in the context of a motion to withdraw two guilty pleas. Defendant Michael Hayes, having pled guilty to charges arising out of two separate indictments pursuant to a written plea agreement, sought additional time to advance a request to withdraw his guilty pleas before sentencing; he represented to the trial court that he had sought to secure the services of two separate lawyers for that application, one of whom could not represent defendant due to a conflict of interest, and the…