What is the test for discharging an appointed counsel under the deferential abuse standard?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from People v. Cole, 17 Cal.Rptr.3d 532, 33 Cal.4th 1158, 95 P.3d 811 (Cal. 2004):

We review a trial court's decision declining to discharge appointed counsel under the deferential abuse of discretion standard. (People v. Jones, supra, 29 Cal.4th 1229, 1245, 131 Cal.Rptr.2d 468, 64 P.3d 762.)

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