TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Scripps News Tallahassee) — An appellate attorney for the man convicted of murdering FSU Law Professor Dan Markel said his client did not receive fair representation.
Charlie Adelson appears with a shaved head in a booking photo from Dec. 2023. (Florida Dept. of Corrections)
Charlie Adelson ‘s new attorney filed a motion in the First District Court of Appeals on Wednesday to have jurisdiction relinquished back to the lower court.
Florida criminal defense attorney Don Pumphrey’s first reaction to that motion: “Wow, plot twist,” Pumphrey said.
Adelson’s attorney, Michael Ufferman, argued that Adelson’s former attorney, Dan Raushbaum, had a conflict of interest, violating Adelson’s 6th Amendment right. Ufferman wrote that Rashbaum had been representing Charlie’s mother, Donna Adelson , since 2022, prior to Charlie’s arrest.
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Donna Adelson is an alleged co-conspirator in the murder of FSU Law Professor Dan Markel.