Sixth Circuit· 7/24/1981

Jack L. Linton v. E. P. Perini, Superintendent

Citations

656 F.2d 207
24 Ohio Op. 3d 135
1981 U.S. App. LEXIS 11113

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holding that the trial court acted unreasonably and arbitrarily in failing to allow defendant’s chosen counsel time to prepare the case, resulting in such counsel’s withdrawal
noting that a trial court can \tightly control its own docket\ so long as it does not interfere with a defendant's Sixth Amendment rights
finding that in a case involving serious charges, mere “docket control” unaccompanied by other administrative hurdles cannot justify the denial of a reasonable motion for substitution of counsel and a continuance
where trial court abused its discretion in denying continuance and, in doing so, also violated defendant’s right to counsel of choice, harmless error test did not apply
trial judge’s refusal of defense counsel’s request for a two to three week adjournment held unreasonable where the court scheduled trial for 10 days after arraignment on one count of kidnapping and four counts of rape
trial judge's refusal of defense counsel's request for a two to three week adjournment held unreasonable where the court scheduled trial for 10 days after arraignment on one count of kidnapping and four counts of rape

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Judges: Weick, Merritt, Gilmore

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