What is the effect of interminable communications between attorney and defendant during the cross-examination period?

The right to participate in one's defense becomes meaningless without the concomitant right to be informed of important developments in the case. Without information, the defendant cannot make intelligent decisions. Courts have repeatedly recognized the need for meaningful communications between attorney and client. See, e.g., Geders v. United States, 425 U.S. 80, 96 S.Ct. 1330, 47 L.Ed.2d 592 (1976) (sequestering defendant during recess between direct and cross-examination improperly interfered with right to counsel);

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