Crane v. State

Phipps, Judge.

Following a jury trial, Robert Crane was convicted on several counts arising from three armed robberies. He makes two arguments on appeal. First, Crane argues that his trial counsel, who replaced another attorney shortly before trial, had insufficient time to prepare his defense or develop a productive working relationship with him, resulting in a constructive denial of counsel. Second, Crane argues that the court improperly admitted character evidence at trial. Finding no merit in either claim, we affirm.

The evidence at trial demonstrated that the three armed robberies occurred…