I'm still a good 20 pages behind so my apologies if this has been addressed. I work for a law firm in NC.
MOO: I don't find it at all concerning that LS did not have an attorney for the extradition.
While a person is entitled to indigent services for an extradition hearing (per the North Carolina General Statues § 7A-451(a)(5)), she would first have to be found to be indigent:
Affidavit of Indigency
MOO: LS is far too concerned with appearances to even consider asserting she is indigent. And on top of that, it's ONLY extradition, she knows they are getting her back to Colorado no matter what.
As the Judge explained, the burden of proof for extradition is essentially nothing:
1. She is in fact LS
2. LS has been charged with a crime in Colorado
"Fighting" extradition is an exercise in futility.
Rest assured the Judge THOROUGHLY explained everything to her. She will have signed her waiver of extradition freely and voluntarily:
Waiver of Extradition
All her talk about an attorney... she has not retained an attorney. She is just running her mouth... yet again. You can be sure the Court made the determination that she is not represented by a private attorney. As others have pointed out, friend Dora/Laura having an attorney and LS wanting to call her, there is nothing to even indicate that said attorney would want to get involved. She also doesn't specify what state, but if she is referring to a CO attorney, they would not be able to represent her in the extradition hearing anyway. (Unless they are by some rare chance also licensed in NC, highly doubtful)
While she could hire private counsel at any time, she can't be appointed an attorney for her criminal charges until she has been returned to CO.