Eddie Vincent Rutledge v. State

The appellant, Eddie Rutledge, timely appeals his convictions and sentences for first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.. Within a reasonable period of time of becoming aware of it, Rutledge’s court appointed attorney, Carey Haughwout, put the trial court on notice that she suspected the State Attorney’s Office was investigating her for witness tampering. The court erred when it denied Haughwout’s request that it conduct an inquiry into the potential conflict and the record does not indicate that Rutledge executed a waiver. Because Rutledge’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel was…