His provisional lawyer is expected to argue that Bulger is indigent and entitled to a court-appointed attorney.
James 'Whitey' BulgerBOSTON – James “Whitey” Bulger is headed back to court to ask for a taxpayer-funded attorney.
A new hearing has been scheduled in U.S. District Court in Boston on Thursday for the former leader of the notorious Winter Hill Gang. Bulger was captured in California last week after 16 years on the run and faces charges for his alleged participation in 19 murders.
Bulger was in federal court on Tuesday, where his provisional lawyer had been expected to argue that Bulger is indigent and entitled to a court-appointed attorney. But the hearing was postponed after prosecutors moved to drop a 1994 racketeering indictment against Bulger to focus on a later indictment charging him in the murders.
Prosecutors are objecting to the request for a public defender.