QUESTION
when is a court appointed attorney considered negligent
Asked on Sep 29th, 2013 on Criminal Law - North Carolina
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will not talk or visit defendant in county jail had a plea offered by DA and never presented it to defendant has not presented motion of discovery even though defendant has ask for it in writing
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If what you say is true, the attorney is not doing his job. Family or friends should first try calling this attorney and explaining the concerns as nice as possibly. The defendant should put his concerns in letters to the attorney. If none of this works, the defendand can write to the judge, inform the judge that he is not being represented effectively and wants a new attorney appointed. This is not an uncommon situation.
Answered on Sep 29th, 2013 at 11:25 PM
William R. Pelger, Attorney Munhall, Pennsylvania 412-461-1900