STATE v. McFADDEN

No. 57.

234 S.E.2d 742 (1977)

292 N.C. 609

STATE of North Carolina v. Edward Anthony McFADDEN.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

May 10, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Attys. Wilton E. Ragland, Jr. and Jane Rankin Thompson, Raleigh, for the State.

White & Crumpler by Harrell Powell, Jr. and Carl F. Parrish, Winston-Salem, for defendant.


BRANCH, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the trial judge erred in denying defendant's motion for a continuance. Defendant argues that the denial of his motion deprived him of his constitutional rights (1) to select counsel of his choice and (2) to have the effective assistance of counsel. We will consider these arguments in the order stated.

It is well established that a motion to continue is ordinarily addressed to the trial...

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