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counsel of choicestructural error
United States v. Gonzalez-Lopez
548 U. S. 140
Key Principle
The erroneous deprivation of a non-indigent defendant's Sixth Amendment right to counsel of his choice is a structural error requiring automatic reversal, without any showing that the substitute representation was deficient or that the defendant was otherwise prejudiced.
Area of Law
General
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