Convicted child sexual-abuser Earl Bradley’s attorney has filed a reply brief to the U.S. Attorney General’s Office’s motion opposing his effort to obtain post-conviction relief. The reply brief raises arguments similar to the ones Bradley asserted in his initial post-conviction relief petition, filed in January.
Patrick J. Collins of Collins & Roop argued Bradley’s Sixth Amendment right to choice of counsel was violated. Bradley’s initial attorney, Eugene Maurer Jr., requested that he represent his client on a court-appointed basis after the state froze Bradley’s assets and he was unable to afford private counsel. However, the Superior Court denied Maurer’s motion and public defenders were appointed, but the court never specified the reasons for the appointment, according to the reply brief. Collins also alleged the public defenders failed to challenge the search warrant used by law enforcement officials to seize evidence against Bradley.
