Robertson v. United States

KERN, Associate Judge:

This is an appeal from convictions for petit larceny. Appellants contend that there was not sufficient evidence to support their convictions and that they were denied effective assistance of counsel by the trial court’s failure to advise them of their right to have separate counsel at trial. They were represented at trial by a retained attorney. We affirm.

The record fails to show that the trial court apprised appellants of their right to be represented by individual counsel and that they knowingly and voluntarily waived such right and chose to be- represented by the same…