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STATE v. JONES

No. 97-KK-2593.

707 So.2d 975 (1998)

STATE of Louisiana v. Ulysses JONES.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 4, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Di Giulio, Baton Rouge, for Applicant.

Richard P. Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., Paul D. Connick, Jr., Dist. Atty., Terry M. Boudreaux, Gretna, for Respondent.

Sigrid K. J. Bonner, New Orleans, Phyllis E. Mann, Alexandria, for Amicus Curiae Louisiana Association Criminal Defense.

G. Paul Marx, Lafayette, Walter M. Sanchez, Lake Charles, Clive Adrian Stafford Smith, New Orleans, for Amicus Curiae Louisiana Public Defense Association, and Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

TRAYLOR, Justice.*

This case comes to us following the involuntary removal of an indigent defendant's privately retained counsel. Because the Sixth Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article 1, § 13 of the Louisiana Constitution guarantee a defendant his right to counsel of choice provided he can afford counsel of his choice, we now reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On October 25, 1996, defendant...

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