AUBURN, Ala. -- Getting an attorney in Auburn to represent the man charged with poisoning the Toomer's Corner oak trees has proven to be difficult. Montgomery's Jerry Blevins became the latest attorney seeking to withdraw, citing an "irreconcilable conflict" between himself and defendant Harvey Updyke Jr. Blevins said he had been retained by Updyke, but declined to elaborate on why he no longer wanted to represent him. He said the conflict arose over the weekend and that he mailed the motion to the court on Saturday. Lee McKee, an official with the circuit clerk's office, said the judge hadn't ruled...
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