One of the defendants in Austin's yogurt shop murders appeared in court Friday morning.
Robert Springsteen IV's conviction was overturned last year, which cleared the way for him to get a new trial.
Friday's hearing was to redesignate Joe James Sawyer as Springsteen's attorney.
Springsteen had written a letter saying he was unhappy with his representation, however he told the court he wanted to keep Sawyer as his attorney.
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New trial
News 8 Austin's Gina Swanson is at the courthouse for Robert Springsteen's hearing.
 
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Springsteen received the death penalty for the 1991 robbery murders inside the "I Can't Believe It's Yogurt" store in North Austin, where four teenage girls were shot and killed.
Springsteen's death sentence was commuted to life when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled he couldn't be executed because he was under the age of 18 when the murders took place.
Throughout the appeals process, Springsteen has remained in custody on the original charge.
His pretrial hearing is set for August 6.
