Thank you!! I had completely forgotten about that opinion!
It's not that easy to use lawyer-filing as a delay tactic, if you have a strong judge. The judge will inquire as to the reasons for the firing to make sure the lawyer and client aren't "playing" the system. Also, if she fires the whole team, where's she going to get another team to represent her for free? IMO she'd end up with a PD--and they're even harder to fire.
If she did have a Public defender would we still see all these shenanigans- appearing on National TV talk shows, dragging their feet with respect to providing information- or are they more strictly regulated ( and more professional)..? It seems to me, as your average suburban News watcher I only notice the more flambuoyant private attorneys... I can't remember any PD's courting the Media.