State v. Barnes

On Motion for Rehearing

This cause was submitted to this court at its January 1974 session at Springfield. On May 10, 1974, the principal opinion was adopted without dissent and was thereafter published. On May 21, 1974, defendant filed a timely pro se motion for rehearing stating that he sought a “re-hearing [sic] of the opinion” and requesting appointment of new counsel of record on the ground that his attorney had been appointed Prosecuting Attorney of Crawford County, Missouri, “[a]nd thus must withdraw as counsel of record.” Shortly thereafter, in a lengthy and explicit letter,…