OPINION
JACOBSON, Chief Judge.
The question presented by this appeal is whether the refusal of a privately retained defense counsel to participate in any manner in the trial of his client results in "ineffective assistance of counsel" requiring a reversal.
On August 16, 1972, a criminal complaint was filed in justice court charging the defendant, Terry Max Lamoreaux, and three co-defendants with possession of marijuana for sale. A preliminary hearing...
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