Lehtinen is scheduled for case setting on Nov. 13

Published 3:28 pm Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Eric Emil Lehtinen, a Redmond man who is accused of injecting his son with heroin, had his Nov. 6 case-setting hearing continued to Nov. 13. King County Superior Court documents include a letter from Lehtinen to the judge stating that he feels his attorney “has failed to handle this case in a professional and effective manner” as required by Washington’s Rules of Professional Conduct. He asks that his case be transferred from the Society of Counsel Representing Accused Persons (SCRAP) to the Public Defender Association.

Lehtinen pleaded not guilty to the charge of first-degree attempted murder at his arraignment on Oct. 10, 2013 at the King County Courthouse.

Lehtinen’s son, who was 4 at the time of the Sept. 24, 2013 incident, was released from Seattle Children’s Hospital in October 2013.

The man remains in the King County Jail in Seattle with bail set at $3 million. If convicted, he could face at least 15 years in prison.