The court improperly denied defendant's request for substitution of counsel without giving defendant any opportunity to explain why he wanted a different lawyer. At the outset of a suppression hearing, defendant requested to address the court, which refused to permit him to be heard. Defendant managed to advise the court of his belief that he and his attorney had a "conflict of interest," but the court stated it was "not taking that application." Thus the court evinced its...
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