In a personal injury action, is Defendant's lawyer appointed to represent him at trial?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Kirvin, 180 Cal.Rptr.3d 902, 231 Cal.App.4th 1507 (Cal. App. 2014):
Prior to trial, Defendant expressed dissatisfaction with his appointed counsel and the trial court held a hearing with Defendant and his lawyer, pursuant to People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118 [84 Cal.Rptr. 156, 465 P.2d 44] (Marsden ). At that hearing, Defendant complained that his attorney was
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