The defendant Williams, along with others, was indicted for the offense of armed robbery (two counts), aggravated assault upon a peace officer (two counts) and aggravated assault (one count). Defendant Williams was tried separately and convicted on all counts. He was sentenced to serve a term of life as to Count 1, life as to Count 2, to be served concurrently with Count 1, 20 years as to Count 3, to run consecutively to the sentence in Count 1, 20 years as to Count 4, to run concurrently with the sentence in Count 3, and 5 years as to Count 5, to run consecutively to the sentence in Count 3. Defendant appeals. Held:
1. The first enumeration of error is that the evidence was insufficient to support a verdict of guilty of armed robbery of a restaurant in taking money from the immediate presence of the manager and thereafter as to the armed robbery of the police officer in taking a revolver from him; both by the use of an offensive weapon. It is noted here that no enumeration of error is made with reference to the sufficiency of the evidence as to the offenses of aggravated assault upon the two police officers or as to the fifth count of aggravated assault upon another person, all of which were done by the use of a deadly weapon by shooting at them.
The state’s evidence disclosed that defendant had robbed the restaurant manager and took certain cash, but the manager had not observed a weapon in the possession of the defendant, hearing a loud click that he described as being the sound of a double action revolver being cocked, the witness being familiar with the use and operation of pistols for 20 years and being the owner of four pistols. The witness observed nothing in the defendant’s left hand, and his right hand was hidden from view. However, the subsequent events disclosed that the
2. It appears from the record and transcript of the proceedings that the defendant was first represented by retained counsel who was relieved from representing the defendant prior to trial. When he was arraigned defendant made it known that he did not want this retained counsel to represent him, and another attorney was appointed, but there was some conflict between appointed counsel and the defendant whereupon the public defender assumed the defense and was appointed to represent the defendant on Friday, June 19, 1981. However, the defendant refused to discuss the case with this counsel on Friday, June 19, 1981, and again on Saturday, June 20, 1981. The defendant finally did discuss the case to some extent with counsel on June 25,1981, his case having been called on June 24,1981; and a special plea of insanity was entered on June 25, 1981, and a special jury determined that the defendant was mentally competent to stand trial. His final trial was on Friday, June 26,1981. It is quite clear that the defendant refused to cooperate with and aid his appointed counsel, and it is equally clear from the transcript that he physically and intentionally attempted to disrupt the judicial proceedings in order that he not be tried for the offenses charged in the indictment.
We are concerned here with a motion for continuance by counsel who contended he did not have adequate time to prepare the case. All applications for continuance are addressed to the sound discretion of
Judgment affirmed.