According to KTLA.com, D4vd lost his high-profile private lawyers Monday at hearing and now, he has entered a new not guilty plea to charges that he allegedly killed, allegedly sexually abused and allegedly dismembered 14 year old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. At this time, it is not clear why Blair Berk and her colleagues Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter parted ways with the singer whose legal name is David Anthony Burke. They were replaced by a lawyer from the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office.
The defense attorneys said in a statement that only the judge granted their request to withdraw after finding that Burke qualified for a court-appointed lawyer. “We continue to support David and his defense against these serious charges,” the statement said. The lawyers would not answer specific questions about their departure outside the courtroom,” said the attorneys. Deputy Public Defender Walid Kandeel took over the defense. and Judge Charlaine F. Olmedo denied his first request as the singer’s lawyer to delay the arraignment. Olmedo demanded a plea Monday instead and scheduled a status conference for October. No trial date has been set at this time.
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