STATE v. POWERS

No. 28459.

563 S.E.2d 781 (2001)

211 W.Va. 116

STATE of West Virginia, Plaintiff Below, Appellee, v. Clifford Allen POWERS, Defendant Below, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia.

Decided May 30, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles E. Anderson, Fairmont, for the Appellant.

Darrell V. McGraw, Jr., Attorney General, Kelli D. Talbott, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Charleston, for the Appellee.


DAVIS, Justice.

Clifford Allen Powers appeals his convictions for the offenses of burglary, grand larceny, third offence shoplifting, and breaking and entering. Mr. Powers was permitted to proceed pro se at trial with the assistance of standby counsel. He now argues that the Circuit Court of Harrison County erred by refusing to allow standby counsel to take over his trial defense. We conclude that the circuit court did not abuse its discretion in denying Mr...

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