Alexander v. Superior Court

Opinion

case, seeks a writ of mandate ordering respondent superior court to appoint Attorney Madelynn Kopple, who acted as his court-appointed advisory counsel in the municipal court, to represent him in superior court proceedings.

The petition raises several issues concerning the appointment of trial counsel for indigent criminal defendants. The first issue is whether a superior court’s refusal to appoint the attorney who represented defendant in municipal court constitutes a refusal to appoint the attorney, or a removal of the attorney. Second, we must determine the standard to be applied by…