Complex sentence: A Marsden Motion is a request made by a criminal defendant to the court to have their attorney removed for inadequate or incompetent assistance of counsel, legal malpractice, or because there is a conflict between attorney and client that substantially interferes with the attorney representating the client.
Split into simpler sentences: A Marsden Motion is a formal request made by a criminal defendant to the court. The basis for the motion may be inadequate or incompetent assistance of counsel, legal malpractice, or because there is a conflict between attorney and client that substantially interferes with the attorney representating the client.