The court properly exercised its discretion in denying defendant's application, made for the first time on the day the trial was to begin, for an adjournment for the purpose of retaining new counsel, and there was no violation of defendant's right to retain counsel of his own choosing. Defendant, who had been represented by assigned counsel for several months without any indication of a problem with the representation, did not establish compelling circumstances warranting...
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