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STATE v. CARREAGA

249 N.J. Super. 129 (1991)

592 A.2d 29

STATE OF NEW JERSEY, PLAINTIFF, v. JOSE CARREAGA, GERARDO PEDRAZA, PABLO BERNAL, FRANCISCO PEREZ, LOURDES MORENO PEREZ AND GUILLERMO PATINO, DEFENDANTS.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division Hudson County.

Decided March 26, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas Chirichella for plaintiff (Robert J. Del Tufo, Attorney General of New Jersey, attorney).

George Taite for defendants Jose Carreaga and Gerardo Pedraza (Samuel DeLuca, attorney).

Solomon Lefkowitz for defendant Pablo Bernal.

Amy Diaz for defendants Francisco Perez and Lourdes Moreno Perez (William Perkins, attorney).

WEFING, J.S.C.

May a trial court reject statements by defendants that they waive the right to have an individual attorney and proceed to disqualify counsel who have, to date, represented multiple defendants in this criminal matter? Although there is no reported authority in New Jersey which explicitly so holds, I have concluded that it may for the following reasons.

There are five defendants in this case: Jose Carreaga and Gerardo Pedraza, both of whom are...

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