State v. Torres

OPINION

RYAN, Justice.

¶ 1 The question this case presents is whether a trial court’s failure to conduct an inquiry into an indigent defendant’s request to change appointed counsel mandates an automatic reversal of the defendant’s conviction. We conclude that it does not. Instead, we hold that the matter must be remanded for a hearing on the defendant’s request.

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¶ 2 The State charged Victor Torres with several felonies. Because Torres was indigent, the trial court appointed the Maricopa County Public Defender’s Office to represent him. Two months before Torres’ original trial date, he filed a…