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Martinez v. Court of Appeal of California 528 U.S. 152 (2000) is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court decided an appellant who was the defendant in a criminal case cannot refuse the assistance of counsel on direct appeals. This case is in contrast to Faretta v. California 422 U.S. 806 (1975) which grants criminal defendants the right to refuse counsel for trial purposes.