State v. Nyquist

BUNCH, J. pro tempore.

*503In this criminal case, defendant appeals a judgment convicting him of five crimes, contending that the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his mid-trial request to represent himself. As explained below, we agree and, accordingly, reverse and remand for a new trial.

Before setting out the facts, we summarize the relevant law. Under Article I, section 11, of the Oregon Constitution, a defendant has both the right to be represented by counsel and the right to self-representation. State v. Hightower , 361 Or. 412, 416-17, 393 P.3d 224 (2017). Those two rights are…