California Supreme Court December 11, 1968, Sac. 7831 (Ingram v. Justice Court)

MOSK, J.

On this appeal from a judgment ordering issuance of a writ of mandate, we are called upon to decide whether the trial court has the power to review the determina

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tion of a public defender that an accused who requests his services is “not financially able to employ counsel” (Gov. Code, §27706, subd. (a)).