State v. Fields

STEPHAN, Presiding Judge.

Appellant was charged with breaking into a building and stealing three typewriters. A jury convicted him of second-degree burglary and stealing. The court below sentenced him to six years for burglary and two for stealing, with the sentences to run concurrently.

Appellant urges two grounds for setting aside the conviction and remanding for a new trial. First, he argues that the trial court erred in overruling his motion to suppress certain evidence. Second, he maintains that the trial court should have given him a hearing on his motion for appointment of substitute…