Mapp v. State

After repeatedly asserting his right to proceed pro se despite warnings by the district court regarding the difficulties of self-representation, appellant requested that standby counsel take the lead only three days prior to his trial. A motion for continuance was denied, and appellant was convicted of three counts of forgery. On appeal, appellant claims his initial waiver of counsel was not valid and his subsequent representation was ineffective. Appellant further claims that the district court erred in denying his motion to continue the trial date upon appointment of lead counsel. Finding that appellant knew the consequences of his decision to proceed pro se and that the circumstances of his trial were self-created, we affirm.