CONFLICT OF INTEREST
- purposedforthepeop
- Feb 2
- 1 min read
This is Dwight Celestine’s court appointed attorney Jarvis Claiborne.
On the record, Mr. Claiborne told the court he would not adopt or argue any motions Dwight filed, even motions requesting discovery for a newly amended bill. He admitted Dwight asked him over a month earlier to file for discovery and he did not do it.
Instead, without Dwight’s consent, he filed a motion claiming Dwight was incompetent and requested a sanity commission, while simultaneously stating in open court that Dwight did not understand the role of a judge or a defense attorney.
That is a conflict of interest.
A defense attorney cannot refuse to advocate for his client, refuse to file requested motions, and then file a motion attacking the client’s competency without consultation.
This is not effective assistance of counsel.
This is isolation.
This is coercion.
This is due process being stripped away in real time.
The transcript speaks for itself.
Justice for Dwight Celestine.
Due process is not optional.
Everyone has the right to a fair trial.
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