Coconino County Public Defender v. Adams

OPINION

THOMPSON, Presiding Judge.

The Coconino County Public Defender petitions this court for special action relief from a superior court order denying his motion to withdraw as counsel of record for the real party in interest, Joleen Ovind, in proceedings before the psychiatric security review board. We previously entered an order accepting jurisdiction and granting relief, with this opinion to follow.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

In 1994, a grand jury indicted Joleen Ovind (“defendant”) on a charge of first degree murder. The court appointed the Coconino County Public Defender (“petitioner”)…