California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Decker, A154667 (Cal. App. 2018):
Defendant asked the trial court to appoint new counsel for him because he did not feel there was any "trust" between him and his present counsel. (People v. Marsden (1970) 2 Cal.3d 118.) He complained his counsel recommended he take a six-year offer because the court would sentence him to 14 years, and that he would be "crazy" to make a counteroffer. Defendant also claimed his counsel was ineffective for failing to file a Romero2 motion to strike the prior strike conviction, and she "belittle[d]" him.
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