On March 23, a divided New Jersey Supreme Court held that defendant Luis Maisonet was not deprived of his constitutional right to counsel when his request to adjourn his murder trial, made on the trial date, was denied. State v Maisonet, __N.J. __ (2021). Defendant had been represented by an assistant deputy public defender for 15 months following his arrest and prior to the day of trial. On the date the trial was to begin, defendant stated that he wanted to retain counsel because his attorney had tried only two cases and neither involved a murder charge. Defendant, who had qualified for representation by the public defender, wanted to ask his family to help in the endeavor.