STATE v. BURNS

No. 1 CA-CR 332.

15 Ariz. App. 361 (1971)

488 P.2d 998

STATE of Arizona, Appellee, v. John Joseph BURNS, III, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1, Department B.

September 29, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary K. Nelson, Atty. Gen., by William P. Dixon, Asst. Atty. Gen., Phoenix, for appellee.

Garth Nelson, Yuma and Kennedy & Rhine, by Joseph Rhine, San Francisco, Cal., for appellant.


HAIRE, Judge.

Appellant, John Joseph Burns, III, appeals from a judgment of conviction of possession of marijuana, a felony, rendered after he changed his plea to guilty during trial. On appeal he raises the following questions: (1) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in refusing to grant appellant's motion for a continuance? (2) Was the quality of the representation provided appellant by appointed counsel so ineffective as to amount to a denial of appellant...

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