State v. Bradley

Defendant Keith Bradley appeals his jury conviction for kidnapping and aggravated sexual assault on the grounds that the trial court did not sufficiently inquire into either his waiver of his right to be present at trial or his waiver of his right to represent himself. We affirm.

On May 19, 1993, defendant was arraigned on kidnapping and sexual assault charges. The court held a competency hearing on June 28, 1993, at which the parties stipulated to defendant’s competency based on the findings of a previously conducted competency examination. Defendant discharged his attorneys at a November 15…