Pope v. State

OPINION

MURRAY, Justice.

The petitioner, Vincent Pope, appeals to this court from a judgment of the Superior Court denying his application for postcon-viction relief. In his petition, Pope raises three issues related to his Sixth Amendment right to counsel. First, he contends that his attorney was not prepared to go to trial; second, that his request that the court appoint another attorney to defend him was improperly denied; and, finally, that he was improperly denied permission to confer with counsel while he was being questioned about his prior criminal record.

The facts underlying the…