What is the test for expectation of being represented by an attorney after an attorney refuses to undertake representation?

California, United States of America


The following excerpt is from Siciliano v. Silva, E063116 (Cal. App. 2016):

expectation of being represented by an attorney after the attorney's explicit refusal to undertake representation." (People v. Gionis (1995) 9 Cal.4th 1196, 1211.)

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