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So very true, @Megnut! I've long opined Fotis Dulos chose to unalive himself rather than make this admission to the court (that he couldn't cure his bond default) when he was ordered to appear/surrender for an emergency hearing after the Surety filed notice of forfeiture -- requesting the court cancel his bond after Surety found Dulos submitted a fraudulent bond application.
ETA: Also, BM is probably just learning that per Statute, once a defendant steps foot outside of jail, if they wish to keep their current, court-appointed public defender and/or alternate defense counsel (OADC), they must make formal application for appointed, funded counsel, and where defendant can be held liable for reimbursement for their services.
If BM bonds out, it will be interesting to see how the defense attorney chairs rotate here. I predict we might see a change where Beller is appointed, and Jane is retained. Actually, relative to counsel, I don't recall seeing an Order or any filing beyond the limited 'Notices of Appearance' for the Initial Appearance on July 1. MOO
RBBM
Great point!
Do you suppose something has been filed outside of our eyes which names them as defense counsel going forward?
Obviously they represented him at the bond hearing.
JMO