Oliver v. State

Andrews, Presiding Judge.

Harold James Oliver, convicted of misdemeanor shoplifting and sentenced as a recidivist, appeals from the trial court’s denial of his motion for new trial, contending that the public defender appointed for him prior to trial was ineffective and that he did not validly waive his right to appointed trial counsel.

Viewed in a light most favorable to the verdict, the evidence was that, on September 10, 1997, around 11:00 a.m., Officer Singleton was approached by taxicab driver Babajide who said he had driven Oliver to two different hardware stores and believed that Oliver…