STATE v. ATKINSON

No. 805SC1193.

277 S.E.2d 464 (1981)

STATE of North Carolina v. Roger ATKINSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 5, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen., Rufus L. Edmisten by Deputy Atty. Gen., William W. Melvin and Asst. Atty. Gen., William B. Ray, Raleigh, for the State.

D. Webster Trask, Wilmington, for defendant-appellant.


VAUGHN, Judge.

All of the assignments of error relate, to a substantial degree, to Judge Fountain's refusal, in the face of repeated requests throughout the course of the trial on 21 August 1980, to appoint an attorney to represent defendant. We hold that the judge acted properly in each instance to which defendant took exception.

Defendant's primary contention is that the court was required to assign counsel for...

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