Two days before he's scheduled to be sentenced for second-degree murder, Dean Boucher has lost his lawyer.

Yukon Supreme Court Justice Leigh Gower granted Keith Parkkari's application to be removed as Boucher's lawyer this morning.

Boucher and Mark Lange were found guilty by a 12-person jury last Friday afternoon of second-degree murder in the December 2004 beating death of Robert Olson, who owned the Caribou Hotel in Carcross.

Parkkari cited an 'irreconcilable breakdown' with his client as the reason for his application. He refused to speak about what happened between the two, noting client confidentiality is still in effect.

Despite the application, Boucher said he wanted to proceed with Thursday's sentencing.

'Can I get sentenced Thursday without this character?' he asked Gower this morning.

The judge informed Boucher, 32, he can represent himself. Gower also said Boucher needs to know he's in jeopardy of facing anywhere from 10 to 25 years in custody without parole.

'You've got a lot at stake,' said Gower.

Already 'torn' from his son, Boucher told the court, 'I don't give a sót.'

Asked once again if he would be ready for sentencing Thursday, he replied: 'Hell, yeah.'

Lange's lawyer, Andre Roothman, indicated he'll be seeking a pre-sentence report for Lange before his client is sentenced for the murder.

He also expects to argue that Lange's involvement in the murder was to a lesser degree and point to Lange's openness with the RCMP, in seeking the minimum 10-year sentence before being eligible for parole.

Gower told Boucher it could take between four and six weeks before a pre-sentence report is complete on Lange, and that he may be inclined to sentence both convicted at the same time. Boucher continued to tell the court he wants to be sentenced Thursday.

He also insisted that it was Lange who started the fight in the Caribou Hotel that killed Olson and he who stopped it.

'I should get 10 (years),' he said.

After granting Parkkari's application, Gower told Boucher he's representing himself now, but has the option of contacting legal aid officials to look at getting a new lawyer.

'I want you to have a couple of days to think about that,' said the judge.

Gower also told Boucher he should be prepared to argue Thursday the reasons he shouldn't be sentenced at the same time as Lange.

While Boucher didn't have any plans to get a lawyer for Thursday, he did say there will be an appeal coming forward.

'The brotherhood down south will be getting me a lawyer and there will be an appeal,' he told the court.