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A pre-trial hearing is set for 19 October.
Lawyers Blair Berk, Marilyn Bednarski and Regina Peter statedin a statement to the The Mediathat the court had granted their request to withdraw from the case and had appointed the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office to represent the singer.
The statement statedthat D4vd “qualified for appointed counsel”.
“We continue to support David and his defence against these serious charges,” they said.
“We are grateful that the Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Office has taken over the representation and that David has a highly capable and committed team of attorneys and investigators behind him.”
Berk, who led the defence team, has previously represented US actor Mel Gibson and film mogul Harvey Weinstein, as well as singer Britney Spears and actress Lindsay Lohan.
Deputy public defender Walid Kandeel statedin a statement that Burke was “entitled to a defence that takes his circumstances seriously and carefully examines the evidence”.
“We are committed to providing him with that defence,” he said.
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