Hemy Neuman was convicted in the 2010 murder of Rusty Sneiderman outside of the Dunwoody Prep Daycare Center, but that conviction was overturned. When Neuman goes for retrial, he'll have new attorneys.
"As much as I'd like to retain them," Neuman told Judge Gregory Adams, "I cannot afford them."
Neuman was back in Judge Adams’ courtroom for a status hearing on his new trial, and that's when he told the judge that he was indigent.
Judge Adams gave Neuman repeated opportunities to postpone any decision, but Neuman was clear.
"I don't foresee the statue changing," Neuman said, "so I'm asking to be appointed an attorney."
Judge Adams then appointed the public defender’s office to take Neuman's case.
Claudia Saari, the lead attorney for the office, says it will take about two weeks to appoint two attorneys for Neuman, and then they will update the judge.
No date has been set for the retrial.
Neuman was convicted in the shooting death of Rusty Sneiderman. He was gunned down after dropping his son off at the daycare center on November 18, 2010.
At Neuman's trial it was alleged that he had a romantic relationship with Sneiderman's wife, Andrea, and that led to the murder.
Neuman's attorneys claimed he was not guilty by reason of insanity.
During his appeal, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that a note made by two defense psychiatrists should not have been presented in court by the prosecutor, and reversed the conviction.
As for Andrea Sneiderman, she was tried and convicted on charges of lying under oath.
Neuman, who never asked for bail following the overturning of his conviction, will remain in the custody of a state hospital.