Beacham v. State

Defendant-appellant Beacham was charged with the crime of armed robbery. 1 Pauper counsel was appointed for Beacham after his arrest which counsel he later fired. He then asked permission to try his own case. The record discloses that arraignment was waived and a plea of not guilty was entered. The record further discloses that a second pauper attorney was appointed and that counsel acted mostly in an advisory capacity, and that defendant-appellant for the most part acted as his own counsel.

The case was submitted to a jury. Beacham was convicted and was sentenced to a period of not less than…