State v. Fleury

The defendant, in his brief filed by newly assigned counsel, presents the issue in this case as follows: “Was the defendant given effective assistance of counsel by his [original] assigned counsel pursuant to his rights under the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States ...” from the time of his arrest (January 2, 1967) to the date of his conviction. In April 1967 the defendant was convicted after trial by jury of armed robbery committed on September 3, 1965. The' case was reserved and transferred to this court by the Presiding Justice, Griffith, J.

After the case was…