State v. Durnell

Rummel, J. *

On September 18, 1973, defendant was declared a habitual traffic offender in a proceeding instituted under the Washington Habitual Traffic Offenders Act, ROW 46.65. His driver’s license was revoked at that time for a period of 5 years.

The present appeal follows defendant’s conviction on October 14, 1975, for driving while his license was revoked and driving after having been declared a habitual traffic offender. The trial court denied defendant’s pretrial motion to dismiss.

The sole issue presented upon this appeal is whether the failure of the trial court to appoint legal counsel…