Charlie Adelson was convicted in 2023 of hiring hitmen to kill his ex-brother-in-law, Florida State Law professor Dan Markel. But prosecutors allege the plot to kill Markel goes even deeper. In November of 2023, Charlie Adelson’s mother, Donna Adelson, was arrested for her alleged role in the murder-for-hire plot.
The trial of Donna Adelson has hit numerous snags. But after Charlie Adelson withdrew consent for his lawyer to represent his mother, her representation shifted to Alex Morris. After familiarizing himself with the case, Morris expected things to resume between November and February. That estimation may have proved too optimistic given this new setback — he’s no longer on the case.
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Leon Circuit Judge Stephen Everett on Monday issued an order disqualifying Robert “Alex” Morris and Adam Komisar over actual and potential conflicts of interest.
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“Without the establishment of a sufficient ethical wall and the fact that even third-party counsel cannot avoid the potential for conflict, the court cannot permit Robert A. Morris or Adam Komisar to remain as counsel of record,” Everett wrote. “Nor will the court permit this untenable situation to continue.”
Can somebody please represent this woman without conflicting out? There’s no clear start date on when the trial will resume, but one criminal defense attorney following the case estimated that the wait may be as long as January 2026.
Judge In Donna Adelson Murder Trial Disqualifies Her New Attorneys Over Conflicts [Tallahassee]
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