Cooper v. United States

Appellant, after waiving his demand for trial by jury, was tried and convicted by the trial judge of the charge of petit larceny. 1 Upon appeal, he alleges that he was denied effective assistance of counsel and that the evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction.

As the record before us was inadequate, we remanded the case to the trial court to determine the adequacy of appellant’s representation by appointed counsel. In compliance with our order, the court held a hearing which was attended by Government counsel, appellant’s trial attorney, and his attorney appointed by this court for…