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STATE v. WILLIAMS

No. 697.

489 P.2d 1183 (1971)

83 N.M. 185

STATE of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Calvin D. WILLIAMS, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New Mexico.

October 8, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Beckley, Nordhaus & Moses, Albuquerque, for appellant.

David L. Norvell, Atty. Gen., Frank N. Chavez, Asst. Atty. Gen., Santa Fe, for appellee.

OPINION

WOOD, Chief Judge.

Convicted of three armed robberies, § 40A-16-2, N.M.S.A. 1953 (Repl.Vol. 6), defendant appeals. Defendant claims error on the basis that the trial court forced defendant to be represented by counsel not of his own choice.

A letter dated two days prior to trial was received by the trial court on the morning of and immediately prior to beginning the trial. In this letter, defendant stated that court-appointed counsel was...

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