(Credit: nito/Adobe Stock) Denied: Defense Lawyer Can't Withdraw From Litigation Over School Cheating Scandal
"We conclude that, even considering counsel's interest in this case, this category of orders—i.e., orders denying a counsel's motion to withdraw based on a conflict of interest—is not among the 'very small class' of interlocutory rulings that can bypass the ordinary statutory procedures for appellate review," wrote Justice Shawn LaGrua.
September 20, 2022 at 06:09 PM
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In a case of first impression, the Supreme Court of Georgia has affirmed that the denial of a motion to withdraw as counsel based on alleged conflicts of interest is not directly appealable.
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