LEGAL DOCUMENT

Case: State of Rhode Island v. Frederick E. DeWitt
Citation: 121 R.I. 974
Court: Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Jurisdiction: Rhode Island
Decision Date: 1979-06-22
Docket Number: C. A. No. 78-412
Pages: 974–974
Volume: 121
Reporter: Rhode Island Reports

Parties: State of Rhode Island v. Frederick E. DeWitt.

June 22, 1979.
C. A. No. 78-412.
State of Rhode Island v. Frederick E. DeWitt.
Dennis J. Roberts II, Attorney General, Nancy Marks Rahmes, Special Assistant Attorney General, for plaintiff.
Mary E. Levesque, Office of the Public Defender, for defendant.

The Public Defender’s motion asking that we reconsider our previous denial of his motion to withdraw as counsel for defendant due to a conflict of interest is granted. The Public Defender may withdraw as counsel for defendant and Edward Clifton is hereby appointed to represent the defendant in the further prosecution of this appeal.
The order entered in this case on May 31, 1979 is vacated.
Mr. Justice Doris is of the opinion that the motion for reconsideration should be denied.