Abel Puente v. Julie L. Jones, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, et al.
Immigration
Whether the Sixth Amendment right to effective assistance of counsel and to counsel of choice, which also provided the right to discharge counsel, will protect a defendant who in the first instance could afford to pay for his own attorney and after some time spent incarcerated, become indigent and unable to afford to pay for a new retained attorney; or under these circumstances above mentioned, does defendant lose the protection of the right to counsel of choice? If it is so, when?
QUESTION(S) PRESENTED “WHETHER THE SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AND TO COUNSEL OF CHOICE, WHICH ALSO PROVIDED THE RIGHT TO DISCHARGE COUNSEL, WILL PROTECT A DEFENDANT WHO IN THE FIRST INSTANCE COULD AFFORD TO PAY FOR HIS OWN ATTORNEY AND AFTER SOME TIME | SPENT INCARCERATED, BECOME INDIGENT AND UNABLE TO , oe AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW RETAINED ATTORNEY; OR UNDER THESE ~ : CIRCUMSTANCES ABOVE MENTIONED, DOES DEFENDANT LOSE THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO COUNSEL OF CHOICE? IF IT IS SO, WHEN? WHETHER THE SIXTH AMENDMENT RIGHT TO EFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL AND TO COUNSEL OF CHOICE, WHICH ALSO PROVIDED THE RIGHT TO DISCHARGE COUNSEL, REQUIRES FOR TRIAL COURT TO CONDUCT A “SIXTH AMENDMENT INQUIRY” AS TO COUNSEL EFFECTIVENESS, WHEN DEFENDANT WHO IN THE FIRST INSTANCE COULD AFFORD TO PAY FOR HIS OWN ATTORNEY AND AFTER SOME TIME SPENT INCARCERATED, BECOME INDIGENT AND UNABLE TO AFFORD TO PAY FOR A NEW RETAINED ATTORNEY? ii Vv /