Does a defendant have a right to counsel equal to that of the accused who has counsel?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. Wood, 250 Cal.App.2d 911, 59 Cal.Rptr. 317 (Cal. App. 1967):

The accused who is without counsel has a right to [250 Cal.App.2d 918] counsel equal to that of the accused who has counsel. It follows that if one without counsel may knowingly and understandably waive his right to counsel and to remain silent, such waiver of such rights may be made in a Pre-Miranda situation in the absence of counsel by an accused who has counsel. ²

In People v. Price, 63 Cal.2d 370, 378, 46 Cal.Rptr. 775, 780, 406 P.2d 55, 60, the court said:

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