Wright v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

This is an interlocutory appeal brought by Chief Public Defender Dawn R. Elston challenging the trial court's order denying her motion to withdraw as appointed appellate counsel for appellant-defendant Charles Wesley Wright. Specifically, Elston argues that the trial court abused its discretion in denying her motion to withdraw in which she cited several conflicts of interest with Wright.

FACTS.

On January 6, 1995, Wright was charged with three counts of Harassment, 1 as Class B misdemeanors, and Intimidation, 2 a Class D felony. At Wright's initial hearing, Wright stated…