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I do not believe that there is a 'set' number of times. Defendants do have the privilege of changing their attorney's "for good cause." But a defendant cannot postpone his trial indefinitely by using this method. Eventually the judge will assign him an attorney the judge knows to be competent and the trial will proceed with the defendant's approval, or not.

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This is not set by statute, and the defendant must have good, valid reasons for doing so. The courts will usually not tolerate frivolous requests for a change of attorneys, especially if it suspects that the defendant is actually attempting to postpone his court action by doing so.

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