Key legal question
Whether the refusal to replace court-appointed counsel caused irreparable legal harm and was therefore immediately appealable.
Extracted holding
The refusal did not, on the facts, create irreparable legal harm because the accused remained represented by appointed counsel and no special circumstances showed ineffective defense or arbitrariness.
Extracted reasoning
A refusal to change court-appointed counsel is normally only an incidental decision. Irreparable harm exists only exceptionally, for example where conflicts of interest, manifest deficiencies, or arbitrary disregard of the accused's wishes threaten an effective defense. Here, the accused showed only convenience and trust-based reasons, without demonstrating ineffective representation or arbitrariness.