This record discloses that, before sentencing the defendant, the court explained to him that he could either have the substitute counsel, who was the attorney for the codefendant, represent him, or else adjourn the sentence until the lawyer who appeared for him earlier could be present. The defendant chose to have his codefendant's counsel speak for him. The dissent calls attention to the statement of said counsel that she "couldn't really say very much". When one considers...
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