Does a criminal defendant have the right to counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from King v. Superior Court, 107 Cal.App.4th 929, 132 Cal.Rptr.2d 585 (Cal. App. 2003):
Although the right to counsel is of utmost importance, it is not absolute and a criminal defendant may waive the right. (Johnson v. Zerbst, supra, 304 U.S. 458, 463, 58 S.Ct. 1019, 1022, 82 L.Ed. 1461,
[132 Cal.Rptr.2d 592]
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