MT: she marched in and said, I'm done

This is like the scene in the movie where the cop throws down his badge, but not as cool. Or as voluntary:

Lake County public defender turns in law license:

A public defender removed from a murder case this week has handed in her license to practice law, Lake County Attorney Bob Long said Friday.

Long said Rebecca Dupuis likely faces theft charges, although he did not know when they would be filed.

"The surprising thing to us was that she marched in and said, 'I'm done,"' Long said.

This came about after

Lake County District Judge Kim Christopher abruptly replaced (her as) murder defendant James A. Couture's public defender Thursday, announcing that “Rebecca Dupuis will no longer be taking criminal cases at all.”

Yoiks!

Lake County Attorney Bob Long said a criminal investigation into Dupuis' fiduciary responsibilities in her private law practice may be pending.