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STATE v. DICKERSON

No. 7018SC548.

176 S.E.2d 376 (1970)

9 N.C. App. 387

STATE of North Carolina v. Oliver Hilton DICKERSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

September 16, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Morgan, Atty. Gen., by Christine Y. Denson, Staff Atty., Raleigh, for the State.

Wallace C. Harrelson, Public Defender, Eighteenth Judicial District, for defendant appellant.

GRAHAM, Judge.

Defendant challenges the order on various grounds. We discuss only two. First, he contends that the court was without authority to require that he agree, as a prerequisite to receiving a trial, that he is satisfied with his court appointed attorney and will cooperate with him. We agree. It is impossible to force happiness or satisfaction on anyone. Under the terms of the order in question, if the defendant is not satisfied with his counsel, he must...

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