OF COURSE his newly-assigned Public Defender pled "not guilty" for him.
There's no way that lawyer could even evaluate his client's mental competency to stand trial, that early in the process.
The lawyer had no opportunity to talk to the client in private about what happened.
All the lawyer knew about the case was what the media showed on TV and what the arrest warrants written-up by the cops said.
Do you think the defense attorney should tell guy:
"Hey, I just met you.
You acted crazy.
So let's pled guilty.
Because I'm lazy."
There's no way that lawyer could even evaluate his client's mental competency to stand trial, that early in the process.
The lawyer had no opportunity to talk to the client in private about what happened.
All the lawyer knew about the case was what the media showed on TV and what the arrest warrants written-up by the cops said.
Do you think the defense attorney should tell guy:
"Hey, I just met you.
You acted crazy.
So let's pled guilty.
Because I'm lazy."