Seattle Seahawks cornerback Quinton Dunbar will now have new representation in his legal matter pending in Florida. As of Monday morning, his former attorneys, Michael Greico and co-counsel Michael Weinstein, have petitioned the court in Broward County to withdraw from the case.
“JUST IN: Quinton Dunbar’s criminal defense attorneys withdraw from the case and are replaced by new counsel who immediately serves discovery requests on the Broward State Attorney’s Office,” Daniel Wallach tweeted Monday, including photos of the pleadings in question. “One of the attorneys (Michael Grieco) had been implicated in a scheme to bribe witnesses.”
Dunbar was charged with four counts of armed robbery in May as a result of an incident that was alleged to have occurred at a party outside of Miami. Dunbar pleaded not guilty on all counts and is now awaiting trial on conditions of release.
But on Friday, a report surfaced alleging Dunbar had attempted to pay off the four witnesses who had previously provided statements on his behalf. Greico, Dunbar’s attorney at the time, denied the allegations in a statement to The Seattle Times.
Greico has now provided the following explanation to the Times in regards to his withdrawal.
Statement from Michael Grieco, attorney for Quinton Dunbar, on withdrawing from the case: "We agreed that new counsel would allow for continued advocacy of Mr. Dunbar's innocence without any collateral distractions.''
— Bob Condotta (@bcondotta) July 13, 2020
This story is continuing to develop.
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