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I have been trying to figure out why, this long date after the trial, Casey Anthony's team of lawyers seem to be continuing to support her.
My heart and head tell me that they should, at this point, have fulfilled whatever legal obligation they had to represent her in an indigent status. But my heart and head have no legal experience or knowledge.
At what point does an attorney's obligation officially end when they are defending a client in an indigent status? Isn't this defense team way past that point now? It makes me suspicious of what reason there could be for JB, CM, LF, et al to continue their work at this stage. Any ideas? TIA!
I believe their obligation ended when the Notice of Appeal was filed, although it appears CM and his people took on an obligation to represent her on appeal as well by filing a brief.
Keep in mind none of them had any obligation to represent her in the first place. It's not as if they were appointed by the court.
IMO they continue to hang around because they hope to keep their names in the limelight.