California · Penal Code

PEN §987.1: Counsel at the preliminary examination shall continue to represent a defendant who has been ordered to stand trial for a felony until the date set for arraignment on the information unless relieved by

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This statute defines when a defendant's counsel must continue representing them after a preliminary examination until arraignment, unless the court relieves them due to substitution or cause.

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Counsel at the preliminary examination shall continue to represent a defendant who has been ordered to stand trial for a felony until the date set for arraignment on the information unless relieved by the court upon the substitution of other counsel or for cause.

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