Can a defendant's right to retained counsel of choice be abridged to serve a compelling purpose?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Deleon v. Gomez, 81 F.3d 167 (9th Cir. 1996):
We have held that a defendant's sixth amendment right to retained counsel of choice "may be abridged to serve a compelling purpose." United States v. D'Amore, 56 F.3d 1202, 1204 (9th Cir.1995). A compelling purpose may exist when allowing a motion to substitute counsel would delay the proceedings, and the government's interest in a prompt adjudication outweighs the defendant's need for new counsel to defend himself adequately. Id.
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