What is the current state of the law on the right of counsel in a criminal proceeding?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. McKenna, G045625 (Cal. App. 2012):
The general constitutional guidelines are well established. The Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of counsel applies at all critical stages of a criminal proceeding in which the substantial rights of a defendant are at stake. (Mempa v. Rhay (1967) 389 U.S. 128, 134.) The right to counsel may be waived by a defendant who
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