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" Blake's original lawyer, Harland Braun, left in November 2002, followed by attorney Jennifer Keller in January 2003 Mesereau left," Blake said outside court I wish him all the very best "Tom wanted to be the captain of the ship and Blake was trying to do the case by committee, consulting lawyers who never tried a case," Cole said "I'm very, very sorry, that Mr " The announcement is certain to have a huge impact on the trial " Schempp set a hearing for Feb It's like having the rug pulled out from under us "I'm sorry," Superior Court Judge Darlene Schempp said after stunning the courtroom with her announcement "We had no idea this was coming," Gibbons said "How can a new lawyer get up to speed with 60,000 pages of evidence?" said Cole, who won a dismissal of charges for Blake's co-defendant, Earle Caldwell 5 million bail after many months in jail Blake said of his departing counsel: "I'm sure Mr His fourth lawyer could be the toughest to find Blake is best known for playing a tough-talking cop on the 1970s show "Baretta 17 I've learned I have to go forward "It's like being punched in the stomach " Blake sang "Amazing Grace" as he walked to his car after the court session District attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said preliminary jury selection that was done weeks ago must now be scrapped, and the new lawyer will have to digest reams of evidence in a short period Robert Blake Trial Postponed Indefinitely Feb 5, 10:25 PM EST The Robert Blake murder case was thrown into disarray Thursday when the judge relieved the actor's defense attorney because of "irreconcilable differences" with his client Blake, 70, is charged with shooting his wife, Bonny Lee Bakley, 44, to death as she sat in a car outside an Italian restaurant where the two had just eaten dinner in 2001 Mesereau will have a great life and a great career I'm 70 years old " It was Mesereau who won Blake's release on $1 "And what highly capable lawyer is going to step into this hornet's nest?" Sources close to the case who spoke on condition of anonymity said it was Mesereau's decision to leave the case, and that Blake wanted him to remain We're a little shell-shocked right now " Mesereau's former co-counsel, Dana Cole, said he had spoken to Blake about the dispute 23, by which time she said she hoped Blake would find a replacement for Thomas Mesereau Jr As they left court, neither Blake nor Mesereau would discuss the nature of the dispute that ended their relationship after some 14 months "I just did not have a choice in the matter "I am deeply, deeply grateful to him for saving my life Schempp spent nearly an hour in her chambers with Blake and Mesereau before announcing her decision The action forced an indefinite postponement of Blake's trial, which had been scheduled to enter the final phase of jury selection Feb "He was forcing Tom to consume time over unimportant things