Legal Question in Criminal Law in California

can the courts appoint me with a private attorney?if so,how can i ask for it?also.i had p.d.and from the begenning of my court proceedings i told him i did not want to waive time. and i wanted a speedy trial.7 months later.and now proper,and out on bail after 6 months in custody,im still going to court,and now the d.a.has built a case against me and i might be looking at my third strick.what can i do.the prilem is in 3weeks,and i have not recived police reports or discovery from d.a.and is the same d.a. and judge who sentenced me on my last prison term for the same case im fighting them on now.what can i do?please help!!!


Asked on 2/19/12, 12:53 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
David M. Wallin Law Offices OF David M. Wallin

If you don't like your Public Defender, which almost no-one does....(They don't do anything, generally, other than scare people into taking deals: you can have a Marsden hearing. That's a hearing to tell the judge why your lawyer should be taken off your case. But you won't get a PRIVATE attorney...just another Public Defender or Alternate Public Defender. If you want a good lawyer, who will put in hours and hours of their life into your case, you will need to retain a Private Attorney. ............ David Wallin.

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Answered on 2/19/12, 2:55 pm
Anthony Roach Law Office of Anthony A. Roach

Courts don't appoint defendants a private attorney where there is a public defender system in place. Some of the smaller counties in California use a contract system, where private attorneys are on a panel and appointed, but they handle those exclusively and are similar to public defenders in the larger counties.

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Answered on 2/21/12, 7:34 am


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