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

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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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