State v. Hamilton

Defendant was convicted in the circuit court of several misdemeanors. 1 He appealed to the district court, which affirmed the convictions. In his appeal before this Court, defendant claims that he was denied his right to trial and appellate counsel. We entertain the appeal of this constitutional issue under U.C.A., 1953, § 78-3-5.

Defendant assails the trial court’s failure to appoint an attorney to represent him or, in the alternative, to obtain defendant’s waiver of right to counsel. He also assigns as error the district court’s failure to appoint counsel on his first appeal. We hold that…