How unpopular is Robert Bashara these days?
Answer: Even his attorney David Griem wants to quit.
But apparently the unholy alliance will remain, at least for now.
Chief 36th District Judge Kenneth King ruled at a hearing this morning that Griem had not provided a compelling enough reason to bow out before Bashara's preliminary examination next Tuesday, even though Griem claimed they had a problematic relationship, according to the Detroit Free Press. Bashara also asked for new counsel.
The judge, in issuing his ruling to keep Griem onboard, said he was also concerned about delaying the preliminary examination, in part, because a key witness has health issues.
Bashara is currently behind bars awaiting trial on charges that he hired a hitman to kill Joe Gentz, the man accused of killing his wife Jane.
Bashara is also a suspect in the death of his wife, but has not been charged.
