crumbley first. your honor, i need to respond to the prosecution s comments about our contact with their office. on thursday night i texted karen mcdonald and told her my office was representing the crumbleys and i wanted to speak with her. she did text back, said we could talk first thing friday morning. first thing friday morning i did text miss mcdonald. i also group texted miss mcdonald with mario layman. i called her office, talked to her personal secretary and explained who i was, the circumstances, and that i needed to speak with miss mcdonald. mario layman also called miss mcdonald in the morning. we called the prosecutor s office throughout the day and never got a call back. we were going to make arrangements to have our clients turn themselves in. i was in a trial in circuit court in front of judge savin
to each defendant as well. jennifer crumbley, do you have any objection to ms. layman and ms. schmidt recognizing that they come from the same firm and they will be representing both of you? i have no objection, your honor. mr. crumbley, likewise for you, do you have any objection to both ms. lehman and ms. schmidt to this particular case. no objection, your honor. do either of you have potential concerns about potential conflicts of interest. mr. crumbley? no. le ms. crumbley? no. at this point, the court is satisfied that both of the defendants are comfortable with both attorneys representing them