Farmers Insurance Exchange v. Law Offices of Conrado Joe Sayas

The Washington Court of Appeals appointed new counsel to represent convicted defendant Reno Tamalini while his appeal was pending despite Tamalinis Sixth Amendment objection to the substitution, and despite his original court-appointed appellate lawyers willingness to continue pro bono. In this appeal, we must decide two issues: first, whether we have jurisdiction to entertain a challenge predicated upon the Fourteenth Amendment; and second, whether these circumstances violated Tamalinis rights under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution.