People v. Hanz

Defendant was charged with burglarizing the homes of Wenston Groves (Count I) and Princella Haskins (Count II), and a prior narcotics offense. A jury found him guilty on both counts of first degree burglary, and the prior conviction to be true.

Error is asserted in the denial of defendant’s motion for continuance. On the last day of a three-day jury trial defendant, appearing in propria persona, made several consecutive motions for continuance. On the day before, having been directed to proceed with his defense, defendant made two requests—that the court subpoena two witnesses, and that he…