The case confirms that where an accused has a long history of engaging and dismissing lawyers, has caused the breakdown of the solicitor-client relationship by changing instructions, and has no realistic prospect of obtaining alternative representation, a sentencing judge does not err in refusing an adjournment. An application to change a guilty plea entered with legal representation will be approached with caution bordering on circumspection, and unsubstantiated assertions of innocence and claims of coercion without supporting evidence do not establish a miscarriage of justice.
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