806 So. 2d 137 - State v. Barr’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “Defendant contends he was denied his right to counsel by being forced to represent himself during his trials. In State v. Calhoun, 00-614, p. 5 (La.App. 3 Cir. 11/2/00), 776 So.2d 1188, 1192 , quoting State v. Leggett, 363 So.2d 434, 436 (La.1978), we noted: Both the federal and state constitutions provide that the accused has the right to counsel of his own choosing to defend him on a criminal charge. However, this right does not permit arbitrary action which obstructs orderly procedures in the courts. Rather the right to choose one's attorney is a right to be exercised at a reasonable time, in a reasonable manner, and at an appropriate stage within the procedural framework of the criminal justice system. There is no constitutional right to make a new choice of counsel on the very date the trial is to begin, with the attendant necessity of a continuance and its disrupting implications to the orderly trial of cases. Once the trial day has arrived, the question of withdrawal of counsel rests largely within the discretion of the trial judge. This court has frequently upheld the trial court's denial of motions for continuances or withdrawal of counsel made on the day of trial when defendant is dissatisfied with his present attorney but had ample opportunity to retain private counsel. The question in this case is whether Defendant's actions constituted a valid waiver of his constitutional right to counsel. In State v. Batiste, 96-0526, pp. 7-8 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/11/96), 687 So.2d”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Wilson