STATE v. ROBERTS

No. 62,301

13 Kan. App. 2d 485 (1989)

773 P.2d 688

STATE OF KANSAS, Appellee, v. DALE E. ROBERTS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Kansas.

Petition for review denied July 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reid T. Nelson, special appellate defender, for appellant.

Debra L. Barnett, assistant district attorney, Nola Foulston, district attorney, and Robert T. Stephan, attorney general, for appellee.

Before ELLIOTT, P.J., REES, J., and JANICE D. RUSSELL, District Judge, assigned.


ELLIOTT, J.:

Dale Roberts appeals his conviction of criminal damage to property, K.S.A. 21-3720, asserting the trial court violated his rights by "forcing" him to represent himself and by failing to give him adequate time to prepare for trial.

We affirm.

Following his arraignment, Roberts obtained five continuances before a preliminary hearing could be held, by failing to appear with an attorney. Finally, the district court appointed counsel, even...

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