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What is a conflict attorney?

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I was appointed a public defender to represent me in a 2nd degree felony drug case. But the public defendor said that he had conflict of interest as he is representing a co defendant in this case and i was appointed a conflict attorney. What does this mean and does this mean they have some kind of evidence against me? Can a conflict attorney be better or worse for me?

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John Kaman ·
A conflict attorney is a private attorney who works with, but not for, the public defender's office. A lawyer can only represent one defendant per case as multiple defendants have conflicting interests. When a PD declares a conflict a private attorney is appointed to represent the 2nd defendant. It is an entirely neutral process, and does not mean they have something on you. The conflict attorney should be as good as the PD and vice versa.
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