Trial delayed as Courtney Love sacks lawyer

A trial date for one of Courtney Love’s two criminal cases has been delayed after she told the judge she had sacked her lawyer because he wanted her to plead guilty.

Love’s new lawyer, Michael Rosenstein, said he needed time to familiarise himself with the case in which Love is charged with being under the influence of a controlled substance. Judge Patricia Schnegg rescheduled the trial for March 8.