Rccatalyst.com reported on June 29th, ADA Garland Byers called the Fenner case with Judge Tommy Davis on the bench. District Attorney Ted Bell stated previously that this hearing was for the defendant’s attorneys to make an official appearance on the record. Judge Davis notified all that the stay on the case was lifted. Three defendants already had counsel. This hearing was for Brooke Covington’s and Justin Covington’s counsel to be made public.
Last week, I was in Dallas, TX for a conference and unable to attend the hearing. From the article, the attorneys listed:
Sarah Covington Anderson- represented by the Cooper firm
Robert Lewis Walker, Jr. – represented by Matthew Cabe
Adam Bartley- represented by Robert Denton. Bartley was late and Judge Davis left his case open until he arrived.
Daniel Talbert – standing in for David Teddy, who will be representing Brooke Covington.
Justin Covington asked for a court appointed attorney and was appointed Krinn Evans.
Yes, folks. You just read that. From what I have heard, Brooke Covington dropped a pretty dime for the services of David Teddy. He comes with a reputation that precedes him. Justin- not so much. He had to reverse his course after refusing public counsel last year. After the Disqualification ORDER from last August and no access to the resources which Brooke apparently used, he is left with a public defender. Krinn Evans will do Justin a quality job, no doubt. He is a criminal defense attorney with an office in Marion, NC.
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