Q: When feds pick up a state case how does that person get appointed a federal lawyer,from their state lawyer
This case is in Iowa. They were state charges, & the feds picked them up and now being held in county jail, & cannot get any information from anyone regarding this inmate. How does someone go about getting a federal attorney appointed when the attorney they have was the attorney appointed for the charges when they were state charges.This attorney states that she doesn’t know anything going on with the case, though, she was the appointed attorney when they were just state charges.What needs to be done now?
A:
Those of us who practice exclusively Iowa law don't necessarily know how to navigate PACER (the federal filing system) let alone how to request the appointment of federal counsel.
Your friend could call the federal public defender's office and see if someone over there knows.
Here is a brochure I found on the Iowa Federal Public Defender's page: https://app.box.com/s/h2ycs85tj1mukbhpg0hmdqcmvucp4tsv
Good luck!
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