The trial court did not deprive defendant of his constitutional right to counsel and to properly prepare a defense when it denied his eve of trial pro se motion to relieve his second appointed counsel and to substitute new counsel. An indigent criminal defendant must demonstrate "good cause" for the appointment of substitute counsel, such as a conflict of interest or other irreconcilable conflict, and is not entitled to the appointment of successive lawyers at his or her...
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