Douglas v. State

HENDRY, Judge.

This is an appeal by defendant, Taft Douglas, Jr., from a-conviction of breaking and entering a dwelling with intent to commit a felony, to-wit: Grand Larceny and Petit Larceny.

The first point raised on appeal is: “Whether the trial court deprived the defendant of his right to counsel by denying defendant’s request that the trial be continued?”

The record reveals that the defendant was arrested and charged on October IS, 1966, for the above-mentioned crime. On November 17, 1966, while represented by a private attorney, defendant was arraigned, entered a plea of not guilty and…