In what circumstances can a lawyer withdraw from a criminal case?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Sade C., In re, 13 Cal.4th 952, 55 Cal.Rptr.2d 771, 920 P.2d 716 (Cal. 1996):
Finally, in Austin v. U.S. (1994) 513 U.S. 5, 115 S.Ct. 380, 130 L.Ed.2d 219 (per curiam ), the court granted appointed appellate counsel's application for leave to withdraw from representation of an indigent criminal defendant in advance of the deadline
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Our consideration of Anders in the light of its antecedents and progeny yields the following conclusions.
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