State v. Ochoa, 2004 ND 43, ?? 18, 675 N.W.2d 161.[??15] We acknowledge that, in some cases, there is a pattern of obstructing the legal process" wherein the right to counsel becomes a means by which a defendant can further obstruct the legal process by rejecting court-appointed counsel or retaining and discharging private counsel, all the while insisting the desire for and right to counsel.