Lawyers don?t give up on man in murder case

Two private attorneys and a public defender joined forces as unlikely allies to represent a Columbia man they believe was wrongfully charged with attempted murder.

“We feel he was inappropriately charged with a very serious crime,” said Janette DeBoissiere, assistant public defender. “Normally I would step out of a case with a private attorney, but I didn?t want to let go of this case. We all felt very strongly about fighting for him.”