Does a defendant waive his right to continue to have an attorney representing him?

California, United States of America

The following excerpt is from People v. O'Malley, 199 Cal.Rptr.3d 1, 365 P.3d 790, 62 Cal.4th 944 (Cal. 2016):

told the trial court he would like his attorney to continue representing him. Defendant responds that there was no waiver because he was not informed of the dangers and possible consequences of proceeding with conflicted representation or of his right to conflict-free representation. (See generally People v. Jones (1991) 53 Cal.3d 1115, 11361137, 282 Cal.Rptr. 465, 811 P.2d 757.) We need not decide whether defendant waived the claim, because we find no error.

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