sentences:  Lady's Italian lawyer, Daria Pesce, withdrew from the case shortly after the beginning of legal proceedings, saying her client refused to cooperate with the court proceedings because he believed the matter should be settled through a political, rather than legal solution.Lady dismissed his attorney soon afterwards, although the court in Milan has appointed a public defense attorney for him.The trial against Lady and the other US defendants began "in absentia" later that month, although it was quickly adjourned until October 2007.