State v. Clausell

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court held that a state attorney's office is not automatically in breach of the Florida Bar Code of Professional Responsibility when it calls an assistant state attorney as a witness, and disqualification is required only if specific prejudice to the defendant is shown. Accordingly, the Court reversed the en banc decision that had disqualified the entire office and remanded with instructions to reinstate the trial court's denial of the motion to disqualify.