State v. Simms

MARTIN (Harry C-), Judge.

Defendant argues the trial court should have allowed attorney Cannon to withdraw as counsel for defendant and continue the case. Defendant did not make the motion to remove attorney Cannon as his lawyer; the motion was made by Cannon on what he considered to be ethical grounds. Cannon was concerned about allowing defendant to testify to what he thought could be per*454jured testimony, in the light of defendant’s previous statements to him about the case. The court did not allow Cannon to withdraw as counsel for defendant, but in order to relieve him of his ethical…