March v. State

OPINION

WALTERS, Justice.

Defendant was convicted of burglary, and he appealed. The court of appeals affirmed his conviction; we granted certiorari. We reverse the court of appeals on the issue of abuse of discretion in the trial court’s denial of a continuance which allegedly deprived defendant of his right to present a meaningful defense. We affirm the court of appeals on the remaining issues.

This was defendant’s second trial, his previous conviction having been reversed and a new trial granted. Upon remand, an attorney from the public defender’s office entered an appearance as new defense…