It has been more than three years since Stacey Sims was arrested for the brutal home-invasion murders of six Hispanic men in South Georgia. During that time, he has seen one lawyer disqualified because his service as a part-time solicitor in a nearby county created a conflict; two others appointed to the case bowed out earlier this year, complaining they had not been paid.
On Monday, a judge allowed the two newest attorneys assigned to keep Sims off of Death Row to also step aside, saying that he could not in good conscience ask them to continue representing a client when there are questions concerning whether and when the state agency responsible for footing the bills will be able to do so.
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