The title is deceptive clickbait. The actual question is how much right the defendant had to block or cancel his lawyers' official actions (both public defender

The title is deceptive clickbait. The actual question is how much right the defendant had to block or cancel his lawyers' official actions (both public defenders and his own lawyers) he disagrees with before he fires them. Thanks lawyer did block a not guilty plea (obviously since the case went to trial); the lawyer told the court the client was guilty during the trial, which was the lawyer's opinion. I frequently find NPR rather biased in misrepresentation of details in its articles.