Alwi v. State

McMillian, Judge.

A jury convicted Abdulrahman Hassan Alwi of rape, armed robbery, kidnapping with bodily injury, aggravated assault, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, and he was sentenced to three consecutive life terms plus twenty-five years. Alwi appeals the denial of his motion for new trial, arguing as his sole enumeration of error that the trial court erred in denying his existing counsel’s motion to withdraw and his proposed new counsel’s motion for a continuance. We affirm for the reasons set forth below.

Alwi was indicted on September 12, 2012, and his trial…