Ryan v. Eighth Judicial District Court

OPINION

By the Court, Douglas, J.:

This is an original petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the district court’s order denying petitioner Kelly Ryan’s motion to substitute counsel. Kelly Ryan and her husband Craig Titus are accused of brutally murdering their roommate, stuffing her body in the trunk of their Jaguar, and setting the car on fire to cover up the alleged crimes.

Ryan seeks to have Michael Cristalli of Cristalli & Saggese represent her at trial. Cristalli’s partner, Marc Saggese, already represents codefendant Titus, raising the specter of dual representation and the…