Legal Opinion
People v. Brown
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided April 7, 2014No. Supreme Court Case No. 11SC441PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boatright
¶ 1 In this case, we consider the balance between a defendant’s Sixth Amendment constitutional right to his or her counsel of choice and the public’s interest in the fairness and efficiency of the judicial system. In People v. Brown, — P.3d — , No. 06CA1751, 2011 WL 1195778, *3-5 (Colo.App. Mar. 31, 2011), the court of appeals developed a balancing test for a trial court to use when deciding whether to grant or deny a defendant’s request for a continuance so that the defendant may change counsel. The court of appeals applied its newly developed test to the facts in this case and concluded that…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Morris v. SlappySupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Ungar v. SarafiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Earl Edward Gandy v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
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