State v. Smith

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Johnson, J.:

Charles E. Smith appealed his robbery conviction, based in part on an allegation that the district court had abused its discretion in denying his motion for the appointment of new counsel. A majority of the Court of Appeals panel agreed with Smith and reversed and remanded the case for a new trial. This court granted the State’s petition for review of that decision. We affirm the Court of Appeals’ reversal.

Factual Overview

Smith was charged with the aggravated robbery of a convenience store clerk, Ryan Harrold. Harrold picked Smith out of a…