State v. Rodriguez

Opinion

HARPER, J.

The defendant, Carlos Rodriguez, Sr., appeals from the judgment of conviction, rendered after a jury trial, of possession of narcotics with the intent to sell by a person who is not drug-dependent in viola*741tion of General Statutes § 2 la-278 (b) and possession of narcotics with the intent to sell within 1500 feet of a public housing project in violation of General Statutes § 21a-278a (b).1 On appeal, the defendant claims that (1) the trial court improperly denied defense counsel’s motion to withdraw, thereby denying the defendant effective assistance of counsel, (2) there was…