State v. Emanuel

The defendant, Michael Emanuel, appeals from his conviction for theft by unauthorized taking, RSA 637:3 (1986), based on a jury verdict in the Superior Court (O’Neil, J.). The defendant argues that the trial court erred: (1) by allowing defense counsel to withdraw six days prior to trial; (2) by failing to adequately inform the defendant of the risks of self-representation and securing a knowing and intelligent waiver of his right to representation; and (3) by denying the defendant a continuance to retain new counsel. We find that the trial court erred in allowing defense counsel to withdraw,…