State v. Cobb

BRANCH, Justice.

Defendant Barr assigns as error the failure of the court to appoint counsel until the day of his preliminary hearing on 5 May 1977.

On 25 April 1977, defendant Barr executed an affidavit of in-digency, and, on 5 May 1977, when he appeared for preliminary hearing on the charges against him, District Court Judge Walker appointed attorney Harold P. Laing to represent defendant on the charges against him. Defense counsel then moved for continuance which motion was denied. Defendant contends that this ruling denied him effective assistance of counsel because appointed counsel did…