Law Practice
Apr. 20, 2006
Court Mulls Right to Hire Attorney
WASHINGTON - The plight of a criminal defendant whose Southern California attorney was yanked off his case in a Missouri courtroom drew sympathy from the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a spirited debate over the proper remedy when a judge denies a defendant the right to hire his counsel of choice.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
WASHINGTON - The plight of a criminal defendant whose Southern California attorney was yanked off his case in a Missouri courtroom drew sympathy from the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday in a spirited debate over the proper remedy when a judge denies a defendant the right to hire his counsel of choice.
The high court was rev...
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