State v. Donahue

Marquardt, J.:

Joseph Michael Donahue, Michael R. Lanigan, Gerald W. Price, and James Glover appeal from the district court’s pretrial order that they retain separate counsel. The issue is whether a decision disqualifying an attorney from joint representation of several criminal defendants is an appealable order. We hold that this is not an appealable order and dismiss the appeal.

The State charged the defendants with engaging in the detective business in Kansas while not licensed as private detectives, in violation of K.S.A. 75-7b02, a class A misdemeanor. K.S.A. 75-7bl9.

The State objected to…