7/2/14 - A long string of conflicts of interest among local defense attorneys is getting tiresome for the suspect accused of killing a man in Iosco Township in 2011. 25-year-old Anthony Sean Duke is scheduled for an exam conference July 8th in front of 53rd District Court Judge Carol Sue Reader. On Tuesday, Dukeâs most recent court-appointed attorney was excused from the case based on conflict of interest, and a new attorney was appointed. This was the fifth attorney to leave Dukeâs case, and the defendant addressed the court to object to the numerous conflicts of interest. He made a motion for the court to seek an out-of-county attorney for his case. Duke was charged with first-degree murder in the December 2011 shooting death of Ronald Hauser in his Iosco Township home. Authorities say Duke killed the 47-year-old Hauser in the course of a home invasion or larceny. He faces a mandatory life sentence without parole if convicted. (TD)
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