Judgment reversed, on the law, and new trial ordered.
In our opinion, under the circumstances of this case, the trial court's refusal to permit defendant to change retained counsel deprived him of his constitutional right to be represented by counsel of his own choosing (People v. McLaughlin, 291 N.Y. 480, 482; People v. Walker,
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