"We have informed The A.P.'s lawyers that we do intend to withdraw as counsel upon transition to new lawyers".
To thrust counsel upon the accused, against his considered wish, thus violates the logic of the Amendment.
No State or Colony had ever forced counsel upon an accused; no spokesman had ever suggested that such a practice would be tolerable, much less advisable.
The Court suggests that thrusting counsel upon the accused against his considered with violates the logic of the Sixth Amendment because counsel is to be an assistant not a master.
The principal argument of counsel upon this subject is based upon the Griffin survey, already mentioned, which was deposited by the claimants in the office of the surveyor general of New Mexico.
It gave notice before, yesterday I think it was, that they were wishing to hear defendants' counsel upon the question of the apportionment this afternoon at 2 o'clock; and they would, therefore, like to have that apportionment now.
In the long history of British criminal jurisprudence, there was only one tribunal that ever adopted a practice of forcing counsel upon an unwilling defendant in a criminal proceeding.
'This cause came on this day to be heard upon the motion of the complainants for a preliminary injunction, and was argued by counsel; upon consideration whereof it is adjudged, ordered, and decreed, for reasons stated in writing and made part of the record, that the injunction be issued as prayed in the bill, and remain in force until the further order of the court.
The Chamber pointed out that the imposition of a defence counsel upon an accused who does not want one was a feature of inquisitorial systems, but not of adversarial systems (Prosecutor v. Milošević 4 April 2003, para. 21).
At the first status conference on 30 August 2001, the Trial Chamber noted that Milošević was entitled to represent himself and rejected the Prosecution's suggestion that it should impose defence counsel upon him.
