258 N.C. App. 682 - State v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis

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1 state decisions

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1. “[A]bsent a showing of an abuse of discretion, a decision regarding whether to disqualify counsel 'is discretionary with the trial judge and is not generally reviewable on appeal.' " (citation omitted) ). "A ruling committed to a trial court's discretion is to be accorded great deference and will be upset only upon a showing that it was so arbitrary that it could not have been the result of a reasoned decision.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 N.C. App. 132 - State v. Perry

2. “[A]bsent a showing of an abuse of discretion, a decision regarding whether to disqualify counsel 'is discretionary with the trial judge and is not generally reviewable on appeal.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 N.C. App. 132 - State v. Perry

3. “Because the trial court's order compels the District Attorney's Office's recusal, we review the order as one disqualifying the District Attorney and his staff.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 262 N.C. App. 132 - State v. Perry