Simmons v. State

Tom Glaze, Justice.

Leon Simmons stands convicted of two counts of possession of cocaine with intent to deliver, and as a habitual offender, was sentenced to two life sentences. He raises five points for reversal.

In his first two points, Simmons argues that the trial judge abused his discretion in refusing to continue the scheduled August 13,1992 trial and to recuse from trying Simmons’s case. Simmons was charged on February 11,1992, and counsel, Tracy Bagwell, was appointed to represent him. Simmons’s present counsel, William Howard, Jr., apparently took over Simmons’s representation on June…