State v. Rhoades

Defendant appeals a judgment declaring him to be a habitual traffic offender. ORS 484.705. 1 His ground for appeal is the court’s refusal to appoint an attorney to represent him in that proceeding.

Defendant appeared in response to an Order to Show Cause why he should not be declared a habitual traffic offender. He was accompanied by an attorney. The attorney, having been informed by defendant of his indigent status, moved the court to appoint an attorney for defendant. After the court denied this motion, the attorney removed himself from the counsel table and defendant represented himself.…