can a judge set a trail date when a defendent does not have an attorney, can an attorny quit in the court room and leave you with no one to represent

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can a judge set a trail date when a defendent does not have an attorney, can an attorny quit in the court room and leave you with no one to represent

My grandson has been arrested for speeding and serve a month for not writing a letter to the judge also resisting arrest “how I don’t know when he was in the back seat of the police car” don’t know how he could resist

Asked on May 20, 2009 under Criminal Law, Nebraska

Answers:

J.V., Member, New Jersey Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 14 years ago | Contributor

Although I am not admitted in NE the basic rules apply throughout and a judge is able to set a date when the defendant does not have an attorney. When a person is arrested they are given the opportunity to have an attorney provided for them. As such if that right is exercised an attorney will be present, however it is also possible a date will be set than an attorney will be provided and/or hired. So yes that is not abnormal.

As for an attorney walking out usually an attorney cannot simply quit but must be given permission by the court to cease representing a client however without knoing the state of the relationship it ishard to determine if in fact anything was wrong with the attorneys action. That is better left up to a local attorney to decide and you can always call the local bar association to ask questions


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