Commonwealth v. Puntari

Opinion by

Flood, J.,

The defendant, having been convicted upon a charge of armed robbery, has appealed upon the ground that he was deprived of effective representation by counsel of his choice. Carl Blanehfield, Esquire, was appointed to represent him at least as early as November 22, 1960. He refused to accept the appointed counsel and made several unsuccessful attempts to engage counsel. He secured two continuances for this purpose upon the application of Mr. Blanehfield, delaying the trial from November 22,1960, when it was first called, until January 10, 1961. When the case was called for…