SPOKANE, Wash. (Court TV) — A Washington state attorney is in hot water after failing to appear in court as jury selection was scheduled to begin in her client’s murder case.
Cynthia Khaleel appears in court for a pretrial hearing (KREM)
Jury selection was scheduled to begin today for Cynthia Khaleel, who is charged with murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend, Justin Daniel.
Judge Jacqueline High-Edward’s judicial assistant confirmed to Court TV that Khaleel’s defense attorney failed to arrive in court as schedule Monday. High-Edward issued an order to show cause, but the attorney still failed to appear. The judge continued the show cause issue to 1:30 p.m. PST Tuesday and continued Khaleel’s trial for 30 days…