Lewis v. United States

KELLY, Associate Judge:

The issue we decide in this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to appoint substitute counsel to represent appellant on his presentence motion to withdraw his guilty plea when: (1) appellant, who was extremely inarticulate, told the court that his attorney had tricked and lied to him about the content of the government’s case against him and the availability of potential defenses; (2) trial counsel substantially corroborated appellant’s complaint that he had been pressured into pleading guilty and repeatedly urged the court to appoint new counsel since…