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UNITED STATES v. SMITH

No. 14085.

428 F.2d 1183 (1970)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Carl George SMITH, Jr., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided June 23, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. Harrison Braxton, Jr. (Court-appointed counsel), for appellant.

David H. Hopkins, Asst. U. S. Atty. (Brian P. Gettings, U. S. Atty., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge, SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge, and WIDENER, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

During his trial for the robbery of a bank, the defendant became dissatisfied with the performance of his trial lawyer. He sought his discharge and permission to proceed alone and on his own behalf without counsel. After close questioning of the defendant and his lawyer, the trial judge permitted the client to examine the witnesses, but required the court-appointed lawyer to remain present to examine the defendant when the defendant took the witness stand...

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