Harris

The information in this case charged defendant with robbery and alleged that he was armed with a deadly weapon, to wit, a switch-blade knife, and that he had been convicted of a prior felony for which he had served a term in the state prison. Defendant entered pleas of “not guilty” and “not guilty by reason of insanity.” He subsequently withdrew the plea of “not guilty by reason of insanity” and admitted the prior conviction.

After a jury trial in which defendant was represented by the public defender, he was found guilty of robbery in the second degree. The charge that he was armed was found untrue. He was sentenced to state prison for the term prescribed by law.

Defendant filed his notice of appeal in propria persona, reciting in said notice that the public defender “has not responded to my request that he file notice of appeal for me. ’ ’ Defendant thereafter made application to this court for appointment of counsel to represent him on appeal. We thereupon examined the record and determined that appointment of counsel “would be neither advantageous to the defendant nor helpful to this court” and denied the application. We notified defendant of this order and extended his time…