Tinker v. State

Andrews, Judge.

Tinker, convicted of two counts of violating the RICO Act, OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq., 1 appeals, alleging that he was improperly forced to proceed to trial without counsel of his own choosing and that the court’s assigning him a “procedural adviser” caused errors. We affirm.

Tinker was indicted on January 27, 1994. Attorney Jones was appointed to represent Tinker, and he filed numerous motions on Tinker’s behalf on May 4, 1994. On June 24, 1994, although Jones was still his counsel of record, Tinker filed motions on his own behalf. Tinker was arraigned on this indictment on…