Alfonzo Gonzalez, Appellant v. the State of Texas

Summary

The Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas affirmed the trial court’s disqualification of appellant’s counsel, holding that the State demonstrated actual prejudice sufficient to outweigh the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to counsel of choice. The majority rejected the appellant’s arguments that the disqualification was based on speculation, that the unsworn‑witness rule was unavailable, and that less drastic alternatives were ignored.