People v. Byoune

Defendant Realm Luther Byoune appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of second degree robbery.

There is no question as to the sufficiency of the evidence supporting the judgment. Defendant’s basic contention is that the trial court’s refusal to grant him a continuance for the purpose of obtaining private counsel constituted, in the *346circumstances of this case, a prejudicial abuse of discretion as well as a violation of his constitutional right to the assistance of counsel. Since it appears that this contention is meritorious, it is unnecessary to resolve…