California Court of Appeal

Criminal defendant has absolute right to discharge his retained counsel and court may not use the same procedures in evaluating request to discharge appointed counsel for such a request.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/11/2001
• Published 01/11/2001

Judges

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Elaine Forrester, Santa Cruz, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner, Chief Assistant Attorney General, W. Scott Thorpe and Laura Wetzel Simpton, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.