The Times Leader is reporting that Harlow Cuadra and Joseph Kerekes helped clear the way for attorney Demetrius Fannick to continue representing Cuadra.
Both suspects on Friday officially waived any conflict of interest that might exist with Fannick defending Cuadra.
The conflict issue arose when Luzerne County prosecutors asked a judge to remove Fannick from the case because he had met with Kerekes before being hired on behalf of Cuadra.
That, the prosecutors said, created a conflict with Fannick defending Cuadra.
Fannick and Kerekes have said there is no conflict because the two only discussed legal fees when they met. They did not discuss any specifics of the case, they said.
On Friday, Cuadra and Kerekes both appeared before Court of Common Pleas Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. and waived any potential or actual conflict of interest with Fannick defending Cuadra.
“There is no conflict of interest,” Cuadra said at one point.
Olszewski said he will issue a ruling next week.
Both suspects on Friday officially waived any conflict of interest that might exist with Fannick defending Cuadra.
The conflict issue arose when Luzerne County prosecutors asked a judge to remove Fannick from the case because he had met with Kerekes before being hired on behalf of Cuadra.
That, the prosecutors said, created a conflict with Fannick defending Cuadra.
Fannick and Kerekes have said there is no conflict because the two only discussed legal fees when they met. They did not discuss any specifics of the case, they said.
On Friday, Cuadra and Kerekes both appeared before Court of Common Pleas Judge Peter Paul Olszewski Jr. and waived any potential or actual conflict of interest with Fannick defending Cuadra.
“There is no conflict of interest,” Cuadra said at one point.
Olszewski said he will issue a ruling next week.
