Baker v. Commonwealth

HOGGE, Judge.

In this appeal we are faced with deciding how a defendant should express his dissatisfaction with counsel and what steps the court should take to handle a request to change counsel. A further issue is raised by the appellant’s contention that his right to be involved in his own representation has been violated.

The appellant, Raymond 0. Baker, has had three different attorneys during the course of proceedings against him for the offense of first degree robbery and persistent felony offender charges. The first two attorneys sought to be relieved as counsel, the first due to legal…