QUESTION
I have docket sounding tomorrow and trial was set, is it too late to ask for a new attorney?
Asked on Jan 17th, 2017 on Criminal Law - Florida
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My public defender did not tell me she received the tapes until today, and docket sounding is tomorrow. Knowing now that my case is a bit harder, I would like to hire a private attorney. I also want to decline the state’s first offer, but my public defender has told me to take it. Is it too late to hire a private attorney and do I have to take the state’s first deal like the public defender suggested?
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Criminal Defense Attorney serving Deltona, FL
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R. Jason de Groot, P.A.
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You made a choice at the beginning of the case. You chose to have the public defender represent you. Now you are not satisfied with the public defender and want to hire a private attorney. You had to basically tell the court in a sworn statement as to your income that you were indigent. It might be too late to hire a private attorney, you should probably have done that at the beginning of the case.
Answered on Mar 16th, 2017 at 6:50 AM