Supreme Court of California

The trial court's removal of defendant's appointed attorney because the attorney's previous representation of a man whom the defense suspected of committing the murder created a potential conflict of interest, despite the fact that defendant offered to waive the conflict, did not violate defendant-s constitutional right to counsel.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/24/2004
• Published 06/24/2004

Judges

• KENNARD, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of California

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Gregory Marshall, under appointment by the Supreme Court, for Defendant and Appellant., Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, David P. Druliner and Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorneys General, Jo Graves, Assistant Attorney General, J. Robert Jibson and Janine R. Busch, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendant and Respondent.