Jackson v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

A jury convicted Willie Jackson of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and aggravated assault with a firearm. Of the several issues Jackson raises on ap peal, we find merit in his assertion that the circuit court erred in its handling of his request to dismiss his appointed counsel. Accordingly, we reverse. ■

About six months before trial, Jackson filed a written motion to dismiss his court-appointed attorney. The motion apparently was a preprinted form with blank lines on which details such as Jackson’s name, case number, and his attorney’s name were handwritten. In the…