Wilson v. State

Appellant seeks review of a judgment of conviction and sentence based upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of arson in the second degree.

Appellant was informed against by the county solicitor of Escambia County for the offense of arson. He was represented throughout the proceedings by privately employed counsel of his own choice. After the imposition of sentence appellant was adjudged insolvent and the public defender of the First Judicial Circuit was appointed to represent him on appeal. The public defender filed in this cause a motion for an order permitting him to withdraw as…