California Court of Appeal

Conviction for murder, vehicular manslaughter, and leaving the scene of an accident is affirmed over defendant's claim that his request to discharge retained counsel was erroneously denied, as the trial court applied the correct standard in rejecting defendant's last-minute attempt to discharge counsel and delay the start of trial.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/24/2008
• Published 04/24/2008

Judges

• MANELLA, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Fitzmaurice, Demergian & Palaganas and David K. Demergian, San Diego, for Defendant and Appellant., Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, Dane R. Gillette, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Pamela C. Hamanaka, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Steven D. Matthews, Supervising Deputy Attorney General and David F. Glassman, Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.