Penrod

This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction, after a jury trial, of robbery (Pen. Code, § 211), being armed with a firearm (Pen. Code, § 12022, subd. (a)), and auto theft (Veh. Code, § 10851).

The only argument presented is that the trial court abused its discretion by denying a pretrial motion to relieve the public defender as counsel on the basis of inadequate representation and to appoint private counsel. Appellant contends that the trial court did not examine the merits of (1) a change of venue motion, (2) a request to be relocated for the purpose of interviewing witnesses, and (3) a complaint of counsel’s inadequate preparation.

At about 10:30 a.m. on July 5, 1978, Suzanne Love parked her dark blue Mustang in a parking lot located about a block away from the Modesto Coin Center; she reported her car missing at 2:30 p.m.

At approximately 2:45 p.m. on July 5, two men with handkerchiefs over their faces robbed the Modesto Coin Center. Sales clerk Stanley Doub, who was in the store’s back room, heard one of the men say, “This is it”; Doub pushed the alarm button and walked to the front counter. The older of the two men held a gun on Doub and demanded cash.…