Article 78. § 1. An accused who has not retained defence counsel, may demand that defence counsel be appointed to him , if he can duly prove that he is unable to pay the defence costs without prejudice to his and his family's necessary support and maintenance.

§ 2. The court may withdraw an appointment of a counsel if it comes to light, that the circumstances leading to the appointment did not exist.

Article 378. In the event that, after the hearing has commenced in a case in which the accused must have a defence counsel, either he or the accused revokes the respective sides of the arrangement under the power of attorney, the president of the court, when the defence counsel was appointed by the court, appoints a new one, and if the counsel was once retained by the accused, the court shall give the accused a suitable time-limit to retain a new counsel, and if that time passes without effect, then the president of the court shall appoint a defence counsel. When necessary, the hearing shall be interrupted or adjourned.

§ 2. The former defence counsel should discharge his duties until the time when a new defence counsel takes over the case, unless the reason for revoking has been a disagreement about a line of defence.