Rowbottom v. State

Annabelle Clinton Imber, Justice.

A jury found the appellant, Bruce Lee Rowbottom, guilty of several crimes relating to possession of drugs and firearms. As a habitual offender, Rowbottom was sentenced to a concurrent term of forty-five years’ imprisonment. Rowbottom represented himself at trial with the assistance of a standby attorney appointed by the court. On appeal, Rowbottom claims that he was unconstitutionally deprived access to a law library, and that the court failed to subpoena a material witness in his favor. We affirm for the reasons stated below.

On July 23, 1995, a police officer…