People v. Kirkland

Defendant Leroy Kirkland was convicted by a jury of breaking and entering in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony, MCLA 750.110; MSA 28.305, and possession of burglary tools, MCLA 750.116; MSA 28.311. From the trial court’s denial of his motion for a new trial, defendant appeals as of right.

Defendant alleges that the trial court committed error by refusing his request to proceed to trial on the charges in propria persona. The record below *30reveals that defendant asked for permission to serve as his own attorney on the second day of trial in this matter, but before the jury had been…