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U.S. v. Brown, No. 13-10354 (9th Cir.) (785 F.3d 1337) (May 13, 2015) (Judge Marsha L. Berzon)

Loaded on Aug. 3, 2015 published in Punch and Jurists August 03, 2015
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Right to Terminate Retained Counsel.

Here the court held that a defendant has a near absolute right to discharge his retained counsel for any reason “unless a contrary result is compelled by ‘purposes inherent in the fair, efficient and orderly administration of justice’”.

This is an interesting decision that affirms two important principles about a ...

 

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