When a defendant seeks to relieve his court appointed attorney, does the court have a duty to listen to his reasons?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Jackson, 41 Cal.App.4th 1232, 49 Cal.Rptr.2d 114 (Cal. App. 1996):
When a defendant seeks to relieve his court appointed attorney the court has a duty to listen to his reasons. (People v. Marsden, supra, 2 Cal.3d 118, 123, 84 Cal.Rptr. 156, 465 P.2d 44.) Failure to do so is an abuse of discretion. (Id. at p. 124, 84 Cal.Rptr. 156, 465 P.2d 44.)
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