STATE EX REL. MORELAND v. LADD

No. 73477.

807 S.W.2d 671 (1991)

STATE ex rel. Michael Christopher MORELAND, Relator, v. Honorable Joseph M. LADD, Judge, Circuit Court, Franklin County, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Missouri, En Banc.

May 3, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank K. Carlson, Union, for relator.

David B. Tobben, Pros. Atty., Union, for respondent.


HIGGINS, Judge.

The issue is whether Judge Ladd exceeded his jurisdiction by removing Michael Christopher Moreland's trial counsel, Frank Carlson, on the ground that Mr. Carlson's associate serves as the part-time municipal judge in the municipality where the criminal charges against Moreland arose. Judge Ladd sustained the prosecution's motion to disqualify Mr. Carlson on the ground that his association with the municipal judge created a conflict of interest under...

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