Hybrid Representation

A court may appoint stand by counsel and allow the defendant to represent himself, but only if the court is satisfied that the defendant has knowingly and intelligently waived his counsel.  The decision to remove appointed counsel and appoint standby counsel lies within the discretion of the trial court.  State v. Brown, 228 Mont. 209, 213-14, 741 P.2d 428, 431 (1987).