Middleton v. State

563 S.E.2d 543 (2002)

254 Ga. App. 648

MIDDLETON

v.

The STATE.

No. A01A2219.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

March 29, 2002.

Robert M. Goldberg, Atlanta, for appellant.

Richard G. Milam, Dist. Atty., Mark S. Daniel, Asst. Dist. Atty., for appellee.

PHIPPS, Judge.

Glen Middleton appeals his conviction for burglary. He contends the trial court erred by allowing him to proceed to trial without counsel and without assuring that he made a voluntary, knowing, and intelligent waiver of his right to counsel. We agree and reverse.

1. The constitution guarantees the right to counsel to an accused in any prosecution…