Supreme Court of Louisiana· 3/4/1998

State v. Jones

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707 So. 2d 975
1998 WL 94646

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holding that indigent defendant has no statutory right to having two attorneys in capital case
holding, although indigent defendant was represented by counsel retained by defendant’s father, he was eligible for state-funded necessary services
Where counsel was obtained at no cost to defendant, defendant could manage to retain counsel and the United States and Louisiana constitutions preclude counsel's removal
“[I]n some cases [a defendant] may not desire a second appointed counsel. In such a case, it would be unjust to require a defendant to accept appointed counsel along with his retained counsel.”
“[I]n some cases [a defendant] may not desire a second appointed counsel. In such a case, it would be unjust to require a defendant to accept appointed counsel along with his retained counsel.”
“Because there is no right to second counsel, because a defendant may oppose the appointment, and because other unforeseen reasons may weigh against appointment of second counsel, such an appointment is left to the discretion of the trial court.”

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