State v. T. Cheetham Sr.

¶1 Timothy Cheetham Sr. appeals the findings, judgment, and sentence entered by the Fifth Judicial District Court, Jefferson County, on a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of sexual intercourse without consent, one count of sexual assault, and one count of sexual abuse of children. We restate the issues on appeal as follows:

1. Whether the District Court abused its discretion by failing to conduct an adequate inquiry into Cheetham’s request for substitute counsel.

2. Whether Cheetham was denied effective assistance of counsel.

¶2 We affirm.

PROCEDURAL AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

¶3 In…