Michael McLean, the man accused of the 2006 killing of a family of six in St. Thomas, has failed in his attempt to get a new attorney.
Defence attorney Christopher Townsend informed the court on Friday afternoon that he will not represent McLean at the hearing.
McLean, who has fired nine attorneys, had requested that Mr. Townsend represent him.
The attorney told RJR News he was flattered by McLean’s request, “however, there were some contractual obligations that was needed (sic) to be met and unfortunately he was unable to honour his obligations to me.”
Following Mr. Townsend’s decision, trial judge, Justice Bertram Morrison, instructed McLean’s current attorney, Carlton Collman, that he will have to remain in the case.
Mr. Collman has repeatedly applied to be released after a falling out with McLean.
McLean has been conducting his own defence after telling the judge that he fired Mr. Collman.
Justice Morrison told McLean that there will be no further delays of the trial which resumes on Monday.
WE NO GOT NO Guiness book fi dis??? this man mussi change bout ten lawyers, an a threaten fi buss to authorities how much women him date eena prison…loose murderous cannon, let him keep messing up himself….6 persons including children??
a the same thing must reach collymore too no lawyer must represent him either
Michael McLean was also implicated in one or more murders that took place while he was in prison. In other words, he put out hits on people while being incarcerated. If memory serve me right, one of those killed was a policeman (might be wrong here). I wonder what came of those……?
He is obviously seriously mentally ill. The real tragedy is that there is no facility in Jamaica where he can be incarcerated and also receive the treatment he needs.
He is NOT mentally ill, and Thank God Jamaica Laws is different from America, bout put in a facility, This man killed how many people? He needs to rot in the nastiest part of the prison. Big up the Jamaican lawyers.