justalayman
Senior Member
I don't know where you are from but in mu jurisdiction, a court appointed lawyer IS a public defender. A PD will not be APPOINTED until the courts determine the defendant is allowed to avail themselves of a PD.Easy now fellas. You are absolutely wrong about education and experience. 1st this is advice based on the thread posted, anyone could say "only after a full review of the facts only an attorney etc..." That pretty much goes without saying. Everything i posted is my "legal advice" and obviosly you have yours, but mine i completely believe based on education, but just as importantly experience. Also from my understanding and experience probable cause must be more than suspicion. A dog barking (in my state) is not enough for a search. Given the post do you see p.c. ? no, hence the statement he has a strong case. Also the police were not obligated in any way to inventory the contents! If you wanna talk about CRAP, than that inventory statement deserves a capital C.Now, to get back to ks badboy 30. If your court appointed lawyer quit than at the next court date the judge should arrange for another. The fact that he quit is unusual and will require him to withdraw, which the judge might not allow. I'm not sure how long ago this lawyer situation happened, but legally he may still be your lawyer.The fact you have a court appt. lawyer and not a p.d. would lead me to believe you had a conflict w3ith the p.d.'s office or they with you. If that is the case the judge won't want to go through another determination hearing with you.goodluck.
and to PC, since the OP was not at the car when it was searched, he, nor we, have any knowledge of PC or lack of PC.
and to the inventory of the vehicle;
you might want to research that a bit before blowing it off. In some situations, it is quite allowable. In others, not. It would depend on the involvement of the police in the towing and the specific laws of the state.