State v. Sustaita

OPINION

JACOBSON, Presiding Judge.

Paul Sustaita (defendant) appeals from his conviction for aggravated assault and the *241sentence imposed. The sole issue raised is whether the representation by the public defender’s office of the victim in an unrelated criminal prosecution constituted a sufficient conflict of interest to require the disqualification of another attorney from the public defender’s office from representing the defendant. For the reasons that follow, we hold that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in denying a motion raising the alleged conflict of interest, and affirm.

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