Georgia prosecutor accepts resignation of special counsel with whom she had relationship, allowing case to proceed
may continue leading the case as long as the outside lawyer with whom she had a romantic relationship steps aside.
Those defendants “failed to meet their burden of proving that the district attorney acquired an actual conflict of interest in this case through her personal relationship and recurring travels with her lead prosecutor”, Judge McAfee said in his ruling. Disqualifying Ms Willis would have dealt a crippling, and potentially fatal, blow to the case. State officials would have had the power to replace her and any external appointment could have resulted in further delays to the trial or a shift in strategy.
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