People v. Holcomb

Defendant was convicted by jury verdict of armed robbery and sentenced to serve a prison term of 35 years to life. MCLA 750.529; MSA 28.797. From this conviction defendant appeals, raising six allegations of error. After due consideration, we find that only four merit discussion. Since the issues raised are purely legal in nature, we have dispensed with a restatement of the facts.

I. Did the trial judge’s denial of defendant’s timely request to proceed in propria persona constitute reversible error?

A defendant’s right to proceed in piopria per sona is constitutionally preserved 1 and…