State v. Johnson

STREIT, Justice.

Ceneca Johnson was arrested for robbery. He waived his right to counsel and elected to represent himself. The district court appointed standby counsel for Johnson. At the trial, the district court repeatedly told standby counsel he could not assist Johnson unless Johnson asked standby counsel for assistance. Because the trial court exercised reasonable discretion, we hold the district court properly limited standby counsel’s participation. We also conclude a motion to suppress, challenging the validity of a search warrant, was without merit.

I. Background Facts and Prior…