People v. Vera

Opinion

WALSH, J.*

After entering a no contest plea to felony battery involving personal infliction of great bodily injury, defendant Mark Nicholas Vera expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of his public defender. In an initial hearing, the trial court heard defendant state several complaints, but ultimately ran out of time because a jury was arriving on another case. Based on defendant’s stated complaints, the court denied defendant’s request for substitute counsel without prejudice, but the court invited defendant to renew his motion at the next hearing. Defendant did not renew his…