C.A. Says Defendant Appearing Remotely Was Wrongly Denied Time to Confer With Lawyer
Div. Seven of this district’s Court of Appeal held yesterday that a trial judge erred in denying a request by a criminal defendant, who was appearing remotely from prison, for a continuance to allow him to speak with his attorney before the court proceeded on a resentencing hearing, saying that decision interfered with the right of the accused to effective assistance of counsel.
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