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· 5/2/1986

United States v. Norman C. Allen

Citations

  • 789 F.2d 90
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 24768

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  • where defendant’s allegations that counsel was unprepared for trial were “not borne out by the record” no error in trial judge’s refusal to appoint new counsel
  • appellant’s “loss of confidence in his attorney” does not constitute good cause to assign new counsel
  • appellant’s “loss of confidence in his attorney” does not constitute good cause to assign new counsel
  • \Good cause for substitution of counsel cannot be determined solely according to the subjective standard of what the defendant perceives.\ (quotation omitted)
  • attorney-client disagreement over whether client's better option was to accept plea or go to trial was not, by itself, enough to create good cause for substitution of counsel
  • attorney-client ___ disagreement over whether client's better option was to -11- 11 accept plea or go to trial was not, by itself, enough to create good cause for substitution of counsel

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Judges: Coffin, Breyer, Maletz

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