Legal Question in Criminal Law in New York

appointed attorney...

My father is in jail in New York and has been in there for a year he has not seen a judge since they told him that he needed to sign some kind of form..and his appointed attorney hasnt responded to any of my calls or spoken to my father since then..can i change appointed attornies? if so how may i do so? and is it right that my father is in New York when he lives in Texas?


Asked on 6/26/07, 1:21 pm

4 Answers from Attorneys

Jeffrey Bloom Law Offices of Jeffrey Bloom

Re: appointed attorney...

If you'd like, you can email me or give me a call. With a little bit of information, I can try to find out exactly what happened and why.

Jeff Bloom

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Answered on 6/26/07, 8:47 pm
Matthew Hogan Law Office of Matthew S. Hogan

Re: appointed attorney...

That is not right that the lawyer has not responded to you. You can change attorneys. You can hire an attorney and have a consent to change of attorney form. If the crime took place in New York then Jail would be in New York. Contact me if you need assistance

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Answered on 6/26/07, 2:15 pm
Joel Salinger Law Office of Joel R. Salinger

Re: appointed attorney...

Your father is in New York because he has been accused of committing a crime in New York. As for his attorney, he should be able to talk to his own attorney, the attorney does not have to respond to you but should and it is not right that they have not. You can not request a change of the appointed attorney for your father, he must do that himself unless he is ruled incompetent. You can retain a private attorney and your father could request that the new attorney be substituted for his present counsel but he must be involved in the process.

If I can be of assistance you can contact me at 5167464747 or [email protected]

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Answered on 6/26/07, 2:52 pm
Christopher Hoyt The Law Offices of Christopher W. Hoyt

Re: appointed attorney...

I would need more information in order to properly determine what happened. The assigned attorney should be responding to you. Your father can ask for a new appointed attorney, althought the judge may not be willing to do so. However, if your father retains a private attorney most judges will allow the substitution as long as it does not cause a major delay. Please feel free to contact my office if we can be of assistance in this matter.

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Answered on 6/26/07, 3:03 pm


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