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3 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 10 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from United States v. Lilly Schmidt.

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1 United States v. Lilly Schmidt Anchor
ca2 · 1997
green “because the right to counsel of one's choice is not absolute, a trial court may require a defendant to proceed to trial with counsel not of defendant's choosing; although it may not compel defendant to proceed with incompetent counsel.” 4
2 United States v. Jones
ca2 · 2004
green “the right to choose one's own counsel is not absolute.” 3
3 United States v. Jones
ca2 · 2004
green “the supreme court has nevertheless recognized that the right to choose one's own counsel is not absolute.” 3

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