What is the test for blanket concerns about delay in appointing an attorney?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Price, No. 08HF0039, No. G041997 (Cal. App. 2011):
Defendant relies on People v. Munoz (2006) 138 Cal.App.4th 860 (Munoz) for the proposition that blanket concerns about delay were not sufficient. But in that case, the court found: "[D]efendant's repeated and detailed requests for a new attorney
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