State v. Edwards

Defendant appeals his conviction for possession of a weapon by an inmate. ORS 138.040; ORS 166.275. He argues that the trial court abused its discretion in refusing to grant his request for substitution of counsel. We affirm.

Defendant was being held at the Snake River Correctional Institution when he was caught with a weapon. He was arraigned on August 20,1993, and, at that time, counsel was appointed to represent him. On August 30, 1993, the court received the first in a series of letters from defendant complaining about threats made against him by Department of Corrections employees. In a…