Question juridique clé
Whether the failure to inform the accused of the right to choose counsel and propose a defender required a change of appointed counsel or annulment.
Solution extraite
The information omission was a procedural violation, but it caused no irreversible prejudice because the accused was able to retain counsel of choice; no change of appointed counsel was required on that ground.
Motifs extraits
The accused must be informed in a way he can understand of the right to choose counsel. Here the record did not show a proper notice, yet the right to choice of counsel was ultimately preserved by the later participation of the privately retained lawyer, so no non-reparable harm resulted.