Criminal defendants frequently have conflicts with their attorney, especially if the attorney is a public defender or other type of appointed counsel (we're not "real lawyers," of course). If those conflicts are really serious, the defendant can ask the judge for a new lawyer, usually at a scheduled court hearing, but sometimes in a hand-written pro se motion. They generally do not, however, slash their attorney's throat with a razor blade. A defendant on trial for kidnapping in Louisiana did just that. Not surprisingly, the defense at trial was insanity (maybe 'cause he's named Barbette!). To his credit, the slashed PD kept advocating for his client:
"I've contended all along that this guy is nuts, and to be honest, this pretty much confirms it," Garraway said late Wednesday. "... what kind of rational person would attack his own lawyer?"He's more magnanimous than I would be if a client tried to kill me in court. Or out of court, for that matter.
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