STATE v. ALSTON

No. 740.

158 S.E.2d 52 (1967)

272 N.C. 278

STATE of North Carolina v. Rip ALSTON.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 13, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

M. Hugh Thompson, Durham, Court-appointed Counsel for Defendant Appellant.

T. W. Bruton, Atty. Gen., and James F. Bullock, Deputy Atty. Gen., for the State.


PER CURIAM:

When the defendant came before the Bar, the presiding judge was most solicitous. He emphasized that the defendant was entitled to an attorney and did everything but force the defendant to accept the services of court-appointed and expensefree counsel. The defendant was emphatic in his refusal. He told the Court that "[he] could do it [defend himself] as well as any lawyer." The Court then apparently reluctantly permitted the defendant to go to trial after...

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