Is a defendant's right to choose his own counsel against the need for a speedy resolution to criminal proceedings?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Castellano, F066005 (Cal. App. 2015):
to choose his own counsel against the need for speedy resolution of criminal trials. (People v. Pigage, supra, 112 Cal.App.4th at pp. 1367-1368; People v. Jeffers, supra, 188 Cal.App.3d at p. 850.)
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