Brown v. State

McMurray, Presiding Judge.

Defendant appeals his conviction of aggravated assault upon a peace officer. Held:

1. Defendant contends that his trial counsel was ineffective in that “it seems highly probable that the defense attorney made no effort to prepare for this case, nor did he research the law before trial and competently represent the case by questioning witnesses properly.” On the day prior to trial the trial court heard argument and denied trial counsel’s motion to withdraw as counsel due to the alleged failure of defendant to pay certain agreed attorney fees. In the course of colloquy,…