State v. Jones

¶ 1. This is a review of an unpublished opinion of the court of appeals affirming a judgment and order of the circuit court for Milwaukee County. Dwight Glen Jones appeals from his judgment of conviction and an order denying his post-conviction motion seeking a new trial. He seeks a new trial on the grounds that the circuit court erred when it denied his request to substitute counsel. He contends that the denial was error because the circuit court should have given more weight to the timeliness of his request— made more than three months before trial — and should have balanced that with the…