F
fivesinc
Guest
Hello,
This is regarding Michigan law. My brother was accused of a crime and cannot afford an attorney on his own. He had one appointed to him. Unfortunately, he sat in jail for a period of 6 weeks without so much as a 5 minute visit from his lawyer. He did get a 15 minute initial visit however. He would like to try and change to another appointed lawyer but we have no idea of how to go about this. I understand that this is a common problem because of the pay structure. He swears he is innocent and I really hate to see a guy sit in jail with no representation. Is there anything we can do? Also is there a "watch dog" group that keeps an eye on these guys (the court appointed ones) to see that they are doing what they are getting paid to do?
Please help.
Thanks!
This is regarding Michigan law. My brother was accused of a crime and cannot afford an attorney on his own. He had one appointed to him. Unfortunately, he sat in jail for a period of 6 weeks without so much as a 5 minute visit from his lawyer. He did get a 15 minute initial visit however. He would like to try and change to another appointed lawyer but we have no idea of how to go about this. I understand that this is a common problem because of the pay structure. He swears he is innocent and I really hate to see a guy sit in jail with no representation. Is there anything we can do? Also is there a "watch dog" group that keeps an eye on these guys (the court appointed ones) to see that they are doing what they are getting paid to do?
Please help.
Thanks!