What is the current state of the law on substitute counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Caveney, D074897 (Cal. App. 2019):
current counsel." (People v. Lucky (1988) 45 Cal.3d 259, 281; see People v. Sanchez (2011) 53 Cal.4th 80, 89-90.) The courts "do not necessarily require a proper and formal legal motion, but at least some clear indication by defendant that he wants a substitute attorney." (Lucky, at p. 281, fn. 8.)
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