In what circumstances will a deputy public defender refuse to answer questions from a supervising attorney?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Andrade, E063762 (Cal. App. 2016):

In Spielbauer v. County of Santa Clara, supra, 45 Cal.4th 704, the plaintiff, who was a deputy public defender, refused to answer questions by a supervising attorney who

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