Does appellant have to provide a satisfactory explanation from appellant's counsel for his conduct toward appellant?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from The PEOPLE V. HOOPER, B214639, BA288833, BA290020, No. BA343075 (Cal. App. 2010):

We conclude appellant did not assert specific important instances of alleged inadequacy of his counsel's representation, and a satisfactory explanation from appellant's counsel for his conduct toward appellant was not necessary to determine whether counsel could provide adequate representation. As the court stated in People v. Young (1981) 118 Cal.App.3d 959, "[t]he transcript of the hearing on defendant's motion

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to discharge counsel shows that the trial court made inquiry and listened to defendant's reasons. Marsden requires no more" (People v. Young, supra, at p. 965) and "[i]n the case at bench, defendant's complaints about his attorney did not require the court to inquire into counsel's reasons or state of mind." (Id. at p. 966.) No further inquiry by the trial court was required.

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