What to do if a 23 year old male in the county jail on a drug possession charge is refusing to identify himself?
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What to do if a 23 year old male in the county jail on a drug possession charge is refusing to identify himself?
He also has charges in another county for felony drug possession and failure to ID. He forfeited bonds for that county. He has a court appointed lawyer that he is not satisfied with. He says he is taking too much time to request evidence and he would like to hire another lawyer that would better represent him. The court appointed lawyer has already been paid $2000 to represent the cases that are against him in the other county. Since this lawyer has made very little progress on the case, would he be able to get his $2000 back and hire a different lawyer?
Asked on January 30, 2013 under Criminal Law, Texas
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
If the incarcerated young man is refusing to identify himself concenring the criminal cahrge against him, then what needs to be done is to engage the assistance of other law enforcement to identify him such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The person who is jailed would be entitled to get new legal counsel based upon what you have written but unless the $2,000 has not been earned by the first attorney, the jailed person should not be entitled to get what has been paid for defense costs back.
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