People v. Armijo
Annotate this CaseDefendant plead no contest to attempted murder and admitted to sentencing allegations. On appeal, defendant argued that his plea and conviction should be vacated because the trial court committed reversible error under People v. Marsden by failing to hold a hearing on his request to discharge his attorneys. The court concluded that a Marsden error occurred in regard to defendant's second request. The court explained that the trial court erred by failing to hold a Marsden hearing on defendant's second letter requesting the discharge of the replacement counsel and the substitution of another counsel. Because the error was not harmless, the court conditionally reversed and remanded with directions to the trial court to hold a Marsden hearing and to appoint new counsel for defendant if the trial court concludes that the assistance rendered by his previous attorney was inadequate.
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