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Nancy Garrido's court-appointed attorney has been removed from the case, pending a possible appeal later this month, court records indicate. The move took place last Thursday in a secret court hearing during which only Nancy Garrido, defense attorney Gilbert Maines, court staff and security officers were present, according to El Dorado County Superior Court records. A court order issued the day before the hearing indicates that "the court is in receipt of confidential evidence," but ... READ MORE > Sacramento Bee