Marvin Stanton v. State of Arkansas

Summary

The court denied the State’s motion to dismiss, holding that Stanton’s appeal from the circuit court’s refusal to recognize his retained attorney was timely because that ruling constituted a new disqualification order. On the merits, the court held that the circuit court abused its discretion by disqualifying counsel without conducting a hearing or requiring the State to establish that counsel would be a necessary witness at the new trial, and it reversed and remanded. No separate-opinion block was provided.