Anaya v. People

MULLARKEY, Justice.

In People v. Anaya, 732 P.2d 1241 (Colo.Ct.App.1986), the court of appeals concluded that the trial court erroneously disqualified the trial counsel retained by the defendant but held that the error was harmless because the defendant did not show that he received ineffective assistance from his replacement counsel or that he was harmed or prejudiced by the disqualification. We granted certiorari to review the court of appeals’ determination that the error was harmless and we now reverse. Under the facts of this case, we conclude that the trial court’s erroneous…