Is a district attorney required to be involved in the selection of counsel for an indigent defendant?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Maniscalco v. Superior Court, 234 Cal.App.3d 846, 285 Cal.Rptr. 795 (Cal. App. 1991):
5 In Vangsness v. Superior Court (1984) 159 Cal.App.3d 1087, 1091-1092, 206 Cal.Rptr. 45, we warned, "In matters involving sensitive questions of selection of counsel for indigent defendants ..., the district attorney has little to gain and much to lose in allowing himself to become involved in the matter." The advice is still good, but there are exceptional cases. This is one.
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