STATE v. SWEEZY

No. 56.

230 S.E.2d 524 (1976)

291 N.C. 366

STATE of North Carolina v. Ivey SWEEZY, Jr.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

December 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Asst. Atty. Gen. Thomas B. Wood, Raleigh, for the State.

Michael K. Hodnett, Asst. Public Defender, Gastonia, for defendant-appellant.


BRANCH, Justice.

Defendant contends that he was denied a fair trial because the trial judge, without giving him a hearing, denied his request that his attorneys be removed. Defendant was represented by the Office of the Public Defender and Mr. Fred A. Flowers of the Shelby Bar, who was appointed by the court to assist in the defense.

The record reveals the following pertinent exchanges:

DEFENDANT: I want me another lawyer. I feel like Mr. Hodnett...

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