State v. McDowell

BRITT, Justice.

We find no prejudicial error in either phase of defendant’s trial and conclude that the verdicts and judgments should not be disturbed.

Phase I — Guilt Determination

By his first assignment of error, defendant contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for the appointment of additional counsel from Johnston County. There is no merit in this assignment.

It is manifest that the state has the responsibility to provide an indigent defendant with the effective assistance of counsel and the other necessary resources which are incident to presenting a defense in a criminal…