The new attorney is more probably to conform to characterize the defendant only if the trial is delayed in order that the model new attorney can prepare. The prosecutor might oppose delay, maybe because the prosecution witnesses will not be obtainable to testify at a later date. In these circumstances, the judge could deny the defendant’s request to delay the trial. This would mean—realistically—that the defendant would have to stay with the original attorney rather than usher in an unprepared new attorney. Defendants who hire their own attorneys have the right to discharge them with out court approval.
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