STATE v. ELLIOTT


442 P.2d 609 (1968)

STATE of Oregon, Respondent, v. Melvin Lewis ELLIOTT, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Oregon, Department No. 1.

Decided June 26, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Marvin Kuhn, Deputy Public Defender, Salem, argued the cause for the appellant, and filed a brief. With him on the brief was Lawrence Aschenbrenner, then Public Defender for Oregon. The appellant filed a supplementary brief, pro se.

Thomas J. Owens, Dist. Atty., Medford, argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Before PERRY, C.J., and McALLISTER, O'CONNELL, DENECKE and RODMAN, JJ.


RODMAN, Justice pro tem.

The defendant was convicted of grand larceny and sentenced to a term of six and a half years in the penitentiary. He refused the aid of counsel throughout his trial. On appeal his court appointed attorneys certified that they could find no substantial question to be raised on appeal and asked to be relieved of their assignment. The trial court granted this motion and appointed the Public Defender...

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