California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Thompson, G051654 (Cal. App. 2017):
asks the trial court to appoint new counsel to prepare and present a motion for new trial on the ground of ineffective assistance of counsel, the court must conduct a hearing to explore the reasons underlying the request." (People v. Diaz (1992) 3 Cal.4th 495, 573.)
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