Is denial of a defendant's right to a retained counsel of his or her choice a structural error requiring reversal?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Barnett, B241357 (Cal. App. 2014):
Denial of a defendant's constitutional right to be represented by retained counsel of his or her choice is "structural error" requiring reversal without any showing of prejudice. (United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez, supra, 548 U.S. at p. 150 ["erroneous
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