Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood said Monday that about 15 convictions could be impacted by a judge’s ethical issues, but he added that he is confident all of them will stand up.
Judge Charles Graddick is suddenly off the bench due to a possible ethics issue and some criminal convictions could be affected.Questions surrounding the cases arose last week when Mobile County Presiding Circuit Judge Wesley Pipes said retired Judge Charles Graddick had stopped hearing cases part time due to a potential conflict of interest surrounding the fact that he did legal work for the city of Mobile while he also was presiding over criminal cases.
The 79-year-old retired judge has served Alabama for decades, as Mobile County’s district attorney, the state’s attorney general, a judge and director of the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. He could not be reached for comment. Still, Briskman said, if Graddick had a conflict of interest – even if he was not aware of it – it could be grounds for a new trial. He said he has not decided how to proceed.The victim’s mother told FOX010 News that she is too emotional to talk about even the possibility of having to endure another trial.
According to the city, Graddick’s role was helping develop policies and procedures for the Office of Professional Responsibility.
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