Edwards v. United States

MILLER, Associate Justice.

This case provides a gratifying example of skilled and conscientious professional service rendered to an accused person by assigned counsel. Paradoxically, one of the contentions urged by appellant on this appeal challenges, indirectly at least, the propriety of counsel’s own authority to appear in the case. However, his appearance was regularly entered, has remained unchallenged, and, as will appear, was eminently proper.

The question stated in appellant’s behalf is whether the District Court had power to permit the withdrawal of counsel who represented appellant at…