P. v. Collins
Filed 6/20/06 P. v. Collins CA4/3
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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. EUGENE PAUL COLLINS, Defendant and Appellant. | G035835 (Super. Ct. No. 05CF0616) O P I N I O N |
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, William Lee Evans, Judge. Affirmed.
Allen G. Weinberg, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant.
Bill Lockyer, Attorney General, Robert R. Anderson, Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gary W. Schons, Assistant Attorney General, Gil Gonzalez and Andrew Mestman, Deputy Attorneys General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.
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Introduction
After earlier exercising his right of self-representation, on the day trial was scheduled to commence, defendant Eugene Paul Collins requested the court to appoint advisory counsel to assist him in defending against charges of robbery, aggravated assault, and burglary. The trial court refused to appoint advisory counsel. Under the facts of this case, we conclude the trial court did not abuse its discretion, and therefore affirm the judgment of conviction.
Statement of Facts
On February 24, 2005, defendant entered the Sav More Thrift store, and was observed taking off his shoes and putting on a pair of brown shoes the store had for sale. Defendant walked back toward the front of the store, and passed the cash register without attempting to pay for the brown shoes. A store employee, Pedro Hernandez, stopped defendant, pointed at the shoes, and stated â€
