NEWPORT, Ky. (AP) - A former Kentucky judge who was scheduled for sentencing in a human-trafficking case has fired his lawyers and asked to withdraw his guilty plea, prompting a sentencing postponement.
The Kentucky Enquirer reports 71-year-old Timothy Nolan also asked to represent himself just before the end of the hearing Thursday and asked Judge Kathleen Lape to recuse herself.
Lape set a hearing on May 4 to decide the issue of the guilty plea and possible sentencing.
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Defense lawyer Margo Grubbs said in court she wasn’t told why Nolan wanted to withdraw his plea or fire his lawyers.
Nolan is a former Campbell County District Court judge. He pleaded guilty in February to 21 counts related to human trafficking and unlawful transaction with a minor dating back to 2004.
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Information from: The Kentucky Enquirer, http://www.nky.com
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