State v. Campbell

In this case we are asked to consider whether the defendant, Bernard Campbell, a.k.a. Sean Kelly, made a request to discharge counsel when he expressed dissatisfaction with his attorney during trial. If Campbell’s statements constitute a request to discharge counsel, we also must determine whether the trial court properly denied the request. We conclude that under the circumstances of this case, Campbell’s expressed dissatisfaction with his attorney qualified as a request to discharge counsel that was properly denied by the trial court.

I. Facts and Procedural History

On November 16, 2001,…