State v. Burns

HAIRE, Judge.

Appellant, John Joseph Burns, III, appeals from a judgment of conviction of possession of marijuana, a . felony, rendered after he changed his plea to guilty during trial. On appeal he raises the following questions: (1) Did the trial court abuse its discretion in refusing to grant appellant’s motion for a continuance? (2) Was the quality of the representation provided appellant by appointed counsel so ineffective as to amount to a denial of appellant’s constitutional right to counsel ? (3) Was it error to permit the trial to proceed where appellant and his co-defendant were…