v. Kent

Summary

The court held that the district court abused its discretion by disqualifying the elected district attorney's office based on the cumulative effect of circumstances that were individually insufficient to show that the defendant was unlikely to receive a fair trial. The record did not establish the extreme circumstances required for disqualification, and concerns about prosecutorial motives, discovery violations, a regulatory complaint, and anticipated foundational testimony did not justify that remedy. The disqualification order was reversed and the case remanded.