David Schieck is a solid guy and doesn't play games. He's represented bad guys twice as bad as this asshole. It's likely that this guy really is an out-of-control douche-bag who is beyond being represented. It's a tough call for the judge and, given the severity of the charges, likely an expensive situation for the taxpayers. In the end, the judge is probably going to have to give this guy a new lawyer.
Agreed. For any non criminal defense attorneys, or those without appointed clients, this is one of the hardest decisions to make. Most of the time we try our best to work with a client and even when withdrawing respect the attorney client privilege. While I wish it was as simple as "the relationship has deteriorated and the client has failed to live up to their obligations" it is not. I'm sure there was much more to this.
David Schieck is a solid guy and doesn't play games. He's represented bad guys twice as bad as this asshole. It's likely that this guy really is an out-of-control douche-bag who is beyond being represented. It's a tough call for the judge and, given the severity of the charges, likely an expensive situation for the taxpayers. In the end, the judge is probably going to have to give this guy a new lawyer.
Agreed. For any non criminal defense attorneys, or those without appointed clients, this is one of the hardest decisions to make. Most of the time we try our best to work with a client and even when withdrawing respect the attorney client privilege. While I wish it was as simple as "the relationship has deteriorated and the client has failed to live up to their obligations" it is not. I'm sure there was much more to this.
Well, when your dumbass client announces his intention to sue you, that's pretty the point that you can say, "relations have deteriorated."
Appointed attorneys are threatened with being sued all of the time. Generally that is not enough to get off the case though.